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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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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
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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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Read a summary of case studies of high-quality early education programs in four states: Michigan, West Virginia, Washington, and North Carolina. This analysis is based on reviews of policy documents, studies, and data in each state, as well as observations of programs and interviews with policymakers, program administrators, providers, teachers, parents, advocates, and researchers.

Topics Early Childhood Learning, Educator Quality
Report

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
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
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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
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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
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)
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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)
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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)

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Investing for Student Success: Lessons from State School Finance Reforms

Apr 09 2019

Money matters when it comes to improving our nation’s schools, but how that money is spent is critical. This report reviews and analyzes efforts by four states to undertake progressive school funding strategies in order to substantially improve learning opportunities for all students and provides recommendations for federal and state policies to address funding inequalities that contribute to the cycle of poverty.

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Understanding and Addressing Principal Turnover: A Review of the Research

Mar 19 2019

School principals are responsible for maintaining a positive school climate, motivating school staff, and enhancing teachers’ practice. They are vital to ensuring teachers’ success in the classroom and students’ success, but one in five principals leaves their school each year and the numbers are worse in schools in underserved communities. Inadequate preparation, poor working conditions, insufficient salaries, lack of authority, and high-stakes accountability policies are among the drivers of principal turnover that must be addressed.

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The Federal Role and School Integration: Brown’s Promise and Present Challenges

Feb 28 2019

Public schools are increasingly segregated along both racial and socioeconomic lines and many of the most extremely segregated schools are also the most under-resourced, plagued by inexperienced educators, lack of access to quality curriculum, and lack of quality facilities or access to technology. Although integrated education is not a panacea, diverse learning environments benefit all students and the federal government plays a critical role in fostering school diversity.

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