Man Yang

Postdoctoral Researcher

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Man Yang is a Postdoctoral Researcher on the Equitable Resources and Access and Educator Quality teams. Her research focuses on how family background, culture, and school contextual factors impact academic and social-behavioral outcomes for disadvantaged students.

Yang has extensive training on the use of large-scale data and quantitative methods to analyze educational research topics. She has worked on multiple projects funded by the National Center for Education Statistics, state-wide organizations, and local school districts. Her work has appeared in both domestic and international journals.

Yang holds an M.Ed. in Teaching and Learning from Vanderbilt University and a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Texas at Austin.

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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.
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Deeper Learning Networks: Taking Student-Centered Learning and Equity to Scale

Oct 21 2019
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A hallmark of deeper learning is students’ ability to apply their knowledge to new situations and complex problems. Big Picture Learning, Internationals Network for Public Schools, and New Tech Network have successfully instantiated, sustained, and spread deeper learning practices in ways that advance equity in schools across the nation. A deep look into their systems and structures reveals common threads, including rethinking structures and relationships in schools, collaboration, professional learning, leadership development, and continual improvement.