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  • Li Xiao

    Li Xiao

    Accounting Manager
    Li Xiao is the Accounting Manager in the Finance and Operations department. Read more >

  • Lisa Young

    Director of Human Resources and Information Technology
    Lisa Young is the Director of Human Resources and Information Technology and has over 20 years of management and human resources experience. Read more >
  • Cathy Yun

    Cathy Yun

    Senior Researcher
    Cathy Yun is a member of LPI’s Early Childhood Learning and Educator Quality teams, where she is working to translate research on teacher preparation and child development to inform policy and practice, particularly as they pertain to higher education and teacher development. Read more > 

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California’s Special Education Teacher Shortage

Feb 18 2020
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A severe special education teacher shortage threatens the ability to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, who often have the greatest needs but receive the least expert teachers. LPI researchers review the factors contributing to special education teacher turnover and provide evidence-based policy strategies aimed at resolving the shortage.
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Inequitable Opportunity to Learn: Student Access to Certified and Experienced Teachers

Feb 12 2020
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Access to fully certified and experienced teachers matters for student outcomes and achievement, yet many states have hired uncertified and inexperienced teachers to fill gaps created by persistent teacher shortages. These teachers are disproportionately found in schools with high enrollments of students of color, according to LPI analysis of the most recent U.S. Department of Education Civil Rights Data Collection, which has proposed cutting key data collection questions related to school funding and educator experience.
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Promising Models for Preparing a Diverse, High-Quality Early Childhood Workforce

Dec 10 2019
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The first years of a child’s life provide a foundation for long-term health and well-being. As states consider policy proposals to update credential or degree requirements for early childhood educators, they can look to promising programs and state policies that recruit and prepare diverse cohorts of educators to teach in early childhood education programs. This report includes case studies of distinct approaches offering innovative, affordable pathways to preparation for diverse candidates.