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Closing the Opportunity Gap: How Positive Outlier Districts in California Are Pursuing Equitable Access to Deeper Learning

Dion Burns,

Linda Darling-Hammond,

Caitlin Scott,

Taylor Allbright,

Desiree Carver-Thomas,

Eupha Jeanne Daramola,

Jane L. David,

Laura E. Hernández,

Kate E. Kennedy,

Julie A. Marsh,

Crystal A. Moore,

Anne Podolsky,

Patrick M. Shields,

Joan Talbert

Sep 10 2019
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This report examines the commonalities among seven diverse "positive outlier" school districts in which students are achieving at higher-than-predicted levels. The seven districts are among more than a hundred California school districts in which African American, Latino/a, and White students achieved at higher-than-predicted levels, controlling for their socioeconomic status.

Topics Deeper Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
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Clovis Unified School District: Positive Outliers Case Study

Joan Talbert,

Dion Burns

Sep 10 2019
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Clovis Unified School District (USD) serves about 43,000 California students, with sizeable groups of Latino/a and Hmong students and 40% of all students being eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Clovis USD’s unique culture and its specific approaches to supporting student learning have made it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.

Topics Deeper Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
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Gridley Unified School District: Positive Outliers Case Study

Dion Burns,

Patrick M. Shields

Sep 10 2019
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Gridley Unified School District serves more than 2,000 students in a small rural town in California. The median annual household income in Gridley is just over 60% of the state average. Located in a close-knit community, Gridley Unified has created a culture of support to promote student learning, making it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.

Topics Deeper Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
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Hawthorne School District: Positive Outliers Case Study

Taylor Allbright,

Julie A. Marsh,

Eupha Jeanne Daramola,

Kate E. Kennedy

Sep 10 2019
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Hawthorne School District (HSD) is a small district serving a working-class suburb of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Eighty-seven percent of students are from low-income families, 71% are Latino/a, and 21% are African American. HSD employs critical practices and policies to promote learning, making it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.

Topics Deeper Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
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Long Beach Unified School District: Positive Outliers Case Study

Desiree Carver-Thomas,

Anne Podolsky

Sep 10 2019
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Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) educates approximately 72,200 students, 90% of whom are students of color, while 65% are from economically disadvantaged families and 15% are English learners. LBUSD employs critical practices and policies to promote learning, making it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.

Topics Deeper Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
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Sanger Unified School District: Positive Outliers Case Study

Joan Talbert,

Jane L. David

Sep 10 2019
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Sanger Unified School District (USD) serves approximately 12,000 students in California’s Central Valley. Seventy-three percent are from low-income families, 70% are Latino/a, and 18% are English learners. By developing a culture of continuous improvement and an instructional regime of direct instruction, Sanger USD has become one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.

Topics Deeper Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
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San Diego Unified School District: Positive Outliers Case Study

Laura E. Hernández,

Anne Podolsky

Sep 10 2019
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San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) supports teaching and learning in California’s second-largest school district. Nearly three quarters of SDUSD students are students of color, almost 60% of students are economically disadvantaged, and 24% are English learners. SDUSD has excelled at supporting the learning of all students, making it one of California’s “positive outlier” districts in which students performed better than predicted on California state tests from 2015 through 2017.

Topics Deeper Learning, Educator Quality, Equitable Resources and Access
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Closing the Opportunity Gap: How Positive Outlier Districts in California Are Pursuing Equitable Access to Deeper Learning

Dion Burns,

Linda Darling-Hammond,

Caitlin Scott

Sep 10 2019
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Supporting the achievement of all students requires a strong commitment to equity, ensuring a stable high-quality educator workforce, providing access to professional development, and a focus on deeper learning and social and emotional learning. Seven California school districts provide examples of successful approaches to this work.

Topics Deeper Learning, Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality
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Investing for Student Success: Lessons from State School Finance Reforms

Linda Darling-Hammond

Aug 05 2019
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Equitable and empowering educational opportunities are increasingly important to the survival and success of individuals, economies, and societies, but today, U.S. public schools are the most inequitably funded of any in the industrialized world. Some states, however, have had some success addressing those inequities. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and North Carolina have substantially improved learning opportunities and there are lessons to be learned from their efforts.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development
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Principal Turnover: Insights from Current Principals

Stephanie Levin,

Kathryn Bradley,

Caitlin Scott

Jul 18 2019
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High quality principals are essential to students' educational opportunities and outcomes, but principal turnover is an ongoing problem in the United States. A 2017 survey of public school principals found that approximately 18% had left their position since the previous year. In high poverty schools, the turnover rate was 21%. This brief includes insights, experiences, and expertise from school leaders on the challenges associated with being a school principal and strategies to address those challenges.

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

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Improving Education the New Mexico Way: An Evidence-Based Approach

Dec 01 2020

In New Mexico, children and young people who face barriers to school success from poverty and marginalization are the norm, not the exception. A year-long study from LPI is designed to provide New Mexico policymakers, stakeholders, leaders, and other interested parties a research perspective on the challenges facing education in the state and to identify evidence-based policies that could build a high-quality, equitable system.

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Sustainable Strategies for Funding Teacher Residencies: Lessons From California

Nov 12 2020

High-quality teacher residencies have the potential to address workforce challenges, including teacher shortages, underprepared educators, and, when adequately funded, workforce diversity. In 2018-19, California provided seed funding to jump-start or scale such programs. Recognizing that state funding may not always be reliable, programs are also working toward greater financial sustainability. This report examines the current state of teacher residencies in California and strategies these programs use to sustain funding, particularly in the wake of COVID-19.

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Elementary School Principals' Professional Learning: Current Status and Future Needs

Oct 27 2020

Research has found that high-quality professional learning opportunities for principals can build leadership capacity. This study reports on findings from a survey of elementary school principals on access to high-quality professional learning. The survey showed that, while most had access to professional development, far fewer were able to participate in authentic learning opportunities addressing deeper learning, student well-being, and equity.

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