Charmaine Mercer

Charmaine Mercer served as a Senior Researcher for the Learning Policy Institute, and is now a Program Officer at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

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Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning

Linda Darling-Hammond

Jeannie Oakes

Steve Wojcikiewicz

Maria E. Hyler

Roneeta Guha

Anne Podolsky

Tara Kini

Channa Cook-Harvey

Charmaine Mercer

Akeelah Harrell

Jun 10 2019
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Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning summarizes a recent book of the same name that describes the work of pioneering teacher education programs to prepare their graduates to create personalized, inquiry-based learning for all students. They provide examples for teachers, teacher educators, and policymakers interested in making preparation for deeper learning the standard for today's teachers. The programs are also profiled separately in individual briefs which provide more detail.

Topics Educator Quality, Deeper Learning
Book

Preparing Teachers for Deeper Learning

Linda Darling-Hammond

Jeannie Oakes

Steve Wojcikiewicz

Maria E. Hyler

Roneeta Guha

Anne Podolsky

Tara Kini

Channa Cook-Harvey

Charmaine Mercer

Akeelah Harrell

May 28 2019
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In today’s knowledge economy, teachers must prioritize problem-solving ability, adaptability, critical thinking, and developing interpersonal and collaborative skills over rote memorization and the passive transmission of knowledge. This has significant implications for teacher preparation programs. This book examines those implications and several programs that are preparing their graduates to provide students with the "deeper learning" that prepares them for college, career, and civic participation.

Topics Educator Quality, Deeper Learning, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
Report

Equity and ESSA: Leveraging Educational Opportunity Through the Every Student Succeeds Act

Channa Cook-Harvey

Linda Darling-Hammond

Livia Lam

Charmaine Mercer

Dec 07 2016
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The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) represents an opportunity for states, districts, and schools to equitably design education systems to ensure that historically underserved students are prepared for the demands of the 21st century. This report details the equity implications of ESSA and provides recommendations for ways in which states, districts, and schools can leverage the new law to enhance equitable educational opportunities and close persistent achievement gaps.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Deeper Learning, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Report

Pathways to New Accountability Through the Every Student Succeeds Act

Linda Darling-Hammond

Soung Bae

Channa Cook-Harvey

Livia Lam

Charmaine Mercer

Anne Podolsky

Elizabeth Leisy Stosich

Apr 20 2016
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This report provides critical information about the requirements and opportunities under the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act. Drawing on promising examples from several states, as well as from New York City and Alberta, Canada, the authors offer alternative approaches to developing, presenting, and using a multiple-measure accountability system.

Topics Deeper Learning, Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
Brief

Evidence-Based Interventions: A Guide for States

Livia Lam

Charmaine Mercer

Anne Podolsky

Linda Darling-Hammond

Mar 31 2016
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The new Every Student Succeeds Act offers states flexibility to create new approaches to school accountability and to design appropriate interventions for schools in need of assistance. This brief provides an overview of four commonly used interventions that, when well implemented, have been shown to increase opportunities and improve performance, particularly for historically underserved students. It also identifies the conditions under which they have been effective.

Topics Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

Report

Pathways to New Accountability Through the Every Student Succeeds Act

Apr 20 2016

This report provides critical information about the requirements and opportunities under the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act. Drawing on promising examples from several states, as well as from New York City and Alberta, Canada, the authors offer alternative approaches to developing, presenting, and using a multiple-measure accountability system.

Report

Equity and ESSA: Leveraging Educational Opportunity Through the Every Student Succeeds Act

Dec 07 2016

The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) represents an opportunity for states, districts, and schools to equitably design education systems to ensure that historically underserved students are prepared for the demands of the 21st century. This report details the equity implications of ESSA and provides recommendations for ways in which states, districts, and schools can leverage the new law to enhance equitable educational opportunities and close persistent achievement gaps.

teacher talking to student in a school hallway

Report

Protecting Students' Civil Rights: The Federal Role in School Discipline

May 01 2019

In 2018, the Trump administration rescinded voluntary federal guidance intended to help states end exclusionary and discriminatory school discipline practices. Many states had implemented policies based on evidence-based approaches outlined in the guidance and have seen lower rates of suspensions and expulsions among all students, including students of color, and other benefits. Loss of that guidance removes an important set of resources available to states and districts to end harmful practices.

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