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The Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Lessons From the States

Marjorie Wechsler,

David L. Kirp,

Titilayo Tinubu Ali,

Madelyn Gardner,

Anna Maier,

Hanna Melnick,

Patrick M. Shields

Jun 29 2016
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Considerable research exists on the elements of high-quality early childhood education and its many benefits, particularly for low-income children and English learners, but little information is available to policymakers about how to enact their visions of good pre-k programs. This report fills that gap by describing and analyzing how four states—Michigan, West Virginia, Washington, and North Carolina—have built high-quality early education systems.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Educator Quality
Fact Sheet

The Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Lessons from the States

Marjorie Wechsler,

David L. Kirp,

Titilayo Tinubu Ali,

Madelyn Gardner,

Anna Maier,

Hanna Melnick,

Patrick M. Shields

Jun 29 2016
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During the 2015–16 fiscal year, states invested nearly $7 billion in programs for our country’s youngest learners. This fact sheet summarizes the lessons learned by a review and analysis of how states can design, fund, and manage investments to assure high-quality preschool. The original report looked at how four states built quality early education systems with strong outcomes.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Educator Quality
Brief

Does Teaching Experience Increase Teacher Effectiveness? A Review of the Research

Tara Kini,

Anne Podolsky

Jun 03 2016
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This brief summarizes the key findings from a critical review of the relevant research to determine whether teachers, on average, improve in their effectiveness as they gain experience in the teaching profession. A renewed look at this research is warranted due to advances in research methods and data systems that match student data with individual teachers and have allowed researchers to more accurately answer this question.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
Report

Does Teaching Experience Increase Teacher Effectiveness? A Review of the Research

Tara Kini,

Anne Podolsky

Jun 03 2016
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Do teachers, on average, continue to improve in their effectiveness as they gain experience in the teaching profession? This review of research finds that teaching experience is, on average, positively associated with student achievement gains throughout a teacher’s career, especially in collaborative school environments.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Equitable Resources and Access, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design
Brief

How Effective Are Loan Forgiveness and Service Scholarships for Recruiting Teachers?

Anne Podolsky,

Tara Kini

Apr 26 2016
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Loan forgiveness and service scholarships are two promising approaches to attracting and keeping teachers in the profession. This brief looks at existing research on these programs and finds that financial assistance that meaningfully offsets the cost of professional preparation can be effective at recruiting and retaining high-quality professionals into fields and communities where educators are most needed.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Equitable Resources and Access
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

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
Report

Redesigning School Accountability and Support: Progress in Pioneering States

Channa Cook-Harvey,

Elizabeth Leisy Stosich

Apr 09 2016
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During 2015, a group of diverse states began to work together to redesign their accountability systems so as to better support school improvement and students’ acquisition of deeper learning skills to ensure all students are college, career, and life ready upon graduation. This report documents the progress made by 10 states to transform their systems of accountability to support more meaningful learning opportunities for all students.

Topics Deeper Learning, Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning: College, Career & Civic Participation, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, 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)
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

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Report

California’s Special Education Teacher Shortage

Feb 18 2020

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.

Report

Inequitable Opportunity to Learn: Student Access to Certified and Experienced Teachers

Feb 12 2020

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

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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