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Joseph Bishop served as a Senior Policy Advisor for the Learning Policy Institute, and is now the Director of the Center for the Transformation of Schools (CTS) at UCLA.

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Solving the Teacher Shortage: How to Attract and Retain Excellent Educators

Anne Podolsky

Tara Kini

Joseph Bishop

Linda Darling-Hammond

Sep 15 2016
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High rates of teacher turnover contribute to shortages and undermine academic progress. This report reviews an extensive body of research on teacher recruitment and retention, identifies key factors that influence decisions to enter, stay in, or leave the profession, and offers evidence-based recommendations for local, state, and federal policymakers.

Topics Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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Solving the Teacher Shortage How to Attract and Retain Excellent Educators

Anne Podolsky

Tara Kini

Joseph Bishop

Linda Darling-Hammond

Sep 15 2016
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Fewer young people choosing to enter the teaching profession and high attrition rates are contributing to teacher shortages. School districts throughout the country are having difficulty finding enough qualified teachers to fill open positions, especially in schools serving low-income students and students of color. This brief summarizes research on teacher recruitment and retention, identifies key factors that influence decisions to enter, stay in, or leave the profession, and offers evidence-based recommendations for policymakers.

Topics Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning
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The Building Blocks of High-Quality Early Childhood Education Programs

Marjorie Wechsler

Hanna Melnick

Anna Maier

Joseph Bishop

Apr 20 2016
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When it comes to early childhood education programs, quality is critical. High-quality preschool gives children a strong start on the path that leads to college and career success. This brief summarizes the substantial body of research on programs demonstrating positive results, as well as the professional standards for early education, including identifying important elements of quality.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
Brief

California: The Building Blocks of High-Quality Early Childhood Education Programs

Marjorie Wechsler

Hanna Melnick

Anna Maier

Joseph Bishop

Feb 29 2016
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This brief identifies important elements of high-quality early childhood education programs as indicated by research and professional standards, with a focus on factors that contribute to meaningful teacher-child interactions. With California the home to 493,877 preschool-age children living in or near poverty, these findings hold particular interest for the Golden State, as low-income children are most likely to benefit from high-quality pre-k programs.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Equitable Resources and Access
Report

Maximizing the Use of New State Professional Learning Investments to Support Student, Educator, and School System Growth

Joseph Bishop

Linda Darling-Hammond

Nov 01 2015
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In 2015, California allocated $490 million to professional learning systems statewide, for districts to improve their overall professional capacity, especially the competence of teachers and principals within their school systems. This report is intended to help districts think through strategies to support all the allowable uses of funds and discusses how districts can approach professional learning in their implementation of state academic standards.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Accountability and Improvement

Brief

The Building Blocks of High-Quality Early Childhood Education Programs

Apr 20 2016

When it comes to early childhood education programs, quality is critical. High-quality preschool gives children a strong start on the path that leads to college and career success. This brief summarizes the substantial body of research on programs demonstrating positive results, as well as the professional standards for early education, including identifying important elements of quality.

Blog

Uncovering the Building Blocks of Preschool Quality

Apr 05 2016

The long-term rewards of quality early education continue to collect an impressive basket of evidence. An overwhelming majority of voters continue to call out the importance of quality preschool, even if the issue has not yet gotten much airtime in the 2016 presidential election. But how do parents know whether a preschool is of high quality?

The Building Blocks of High-Quality Early Childhood Education Programs in California

Brief

California: The Building Blocks of High-Quality Early Childhood Education Programs

Feb 29 2016

This brief identifies important elements of high-quality early childhood education programs as indicated by research and professional standards, with a focus on factors that contribute to meaningful teacher-child interactions. With California the home to 493,877 preschool-age children living in or near poverty, these findings hold particular interest for the Golden State, as low-income children are most likely to benefit from high-quality pre-k programs.

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