People

Linda Darling-Hammond

President and CEO

Linda Darling-Hammond is President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute and the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University. She is author or editor of a number of award-winning books and more than 500 publications on education policy and practice. Her work focuses on achieving equitable and empowering education for all children through a focus on meaningful learning, educator quality, and adequate resources. Read more >

Topics Deeper Learning, Early Childhood Learning, Accountability and Improvement, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Patrick M. Shields

Executive Director

Patrick M. Shields is a member of LPI’s Early Childhood Learning Team, and is one of the co-authors of The Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Lessons from the States. Read more >

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
Julie Adams

Research and Policy Associate

Julie Adams is a Research and Policy Associate on the Deeper Learning and Educator Quality teams, and works on the Reimagining College Access Initiative. Read more >
Jessica Barajas

Research and Policy Associate

Jessica Barajas is a Research and Policy Associate at LPI. Prior to joining LPI, Barajas worked as an early childhood educator at the Stanford Bing Nursery School and at The Primary School in East Palo Alto. Both schools are dedicated to meeting the social, emotional, cognitive, physical, and academic needs of the child. Read more >
Kathryn Bradley

Research and Policy Associate

Kathryn Bradley is a Research and Policy Associate on LPI’s Deeper Learning team. Read more >
Dion Burns

Senior Researcher

Dion Burns is a member of the Deeper Learning team. He presently conducts quantitative and qualitative research into issues of educational equity and the policies and practices that support the development of deeper learning competencies. Read more >

Topic Deeper Learning
Angela Button

Executive Assistant

Angela Button is the Executive Assistant to President and CEO, Linda Darling-Hammond. Read more >
Jessica Cardichon

Director of Federal Policy and Director, Washington DC Office

Jessica Cardichon plays a leadership role in developing federal legislative and regulatory strategy and co-leads LPI’s policy team. Read more >

Topics Educator Quality, Deeper Learning, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Desiree Carver-Thomas

Research and Policy Associate

Desiree Carver-Thomas is a member of LPI’s Educator Quality Team. She is the author of Diversifying the Teaching Profession: How to Recruit and Retain Teachers of Color and lead author of Addressing California’s Growing Teacher Shortage: 2017 Update. Read more >

Topic Educator Quality
Erin Chase

Publications Manager, Learning Policy Institute

Erin Chase is the Publications Manager. In this role, she manages all stages of LPI’s publications process. Chase brings 25 years of experience in academic publishing, editing, and project management. Read more >

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The Tapestry of American Public Education: How Can We Create a System of Schools Worth Choosing for All?

Oct 25 2018

Often forgotten in the policy debates on school choice are fundamental questions of whether and how choice influences access to high-quality schools, and whether, in our diverse democracy that requires common ground, choices promote or undermine integration. This report reviews research on a variety of school choice strategies and examines how public school choices can be managed to ensure all students have excellent schools to choose from and are chosen by excellent schools.

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Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success

Sep 07 2018

Each year in the United States, 46 million children are exposed to violence, crime, abuse, homelessness, or food insecurity—experiences that can affect attention, learning, and behavior. This report looks at neuroscience, science of learning, and child development research on whole child approaches to education that improve learning for all students, especially those living with trauma.

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Making ESSA’s Equity Promise Real: State Strategies to Close the Opportunity Gap

Sep 05 2018

Under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), in addition to the required indicators of schools performance, states can select indicators to measure schools’ efforts to support students and provide equitable opportunities or to identify places where additional investments need to be made to improve education and support underserved students. This report documents how states are taking advantage of this opportunity to address disparities, make schools more inclusive, and help all students succeed.

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