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Encouraging Social and Emotional Learning in the Context of New Accountability

Hanna Melnick

Channa Cook-Harvey

Linda Darling-Hammond

Apr 18 2017
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How can schools be encouraged to help students develop socially and emotionally and to foster positive school environments in the context of new accountability under the Every Student Succeeds Act? This report provides a framework for considering how measures of social and emotional learning (SEL) and school climate may be incorporated into an accountability and continuous improvement system.

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning
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Encouraging Social and Emotional Learning In the Context of New Accountability

Hanna Melnick

Channa Cook-Harvey

Linda Darling-Hammond

Apr 18 2017
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The Every Student Succeeds Act provides an important opportunity for states to broaden the definition of student success to include measures of students’ social-emotional, as well as academic, development. This brief describes how states might measure and promote social and emotional learning (SEL) in their accountability and continuous improvement plans.

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning
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Developing and Measuring Higher Order Skills: Models for State Performance Assessment Systems

Linda Darling-Hammond

Mar 17 2017
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Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), state assessment systems must be designed to measure higher-order thinking skills and understanding. This report, published in partnership with the Council of Chief State Schools Officers (CCSSO), details how states can use performance assessments—including portfolios, projects, and extended-performance tasks—to assess what students know and are able to do.

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Fact Sheet

Supporting Principals’ Learning: Key Features of Effective Programs

Leib Sutcher

Anne Podolsky

Danny Espinoza

Feb 27 2017
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Improving student achievement requires strong school leadership. Principals also play a critical role in addressing widespread teacher shortages by creating school environments that attract and retain competent teachers. This fact sheet summarizes key elements of high-quality and effective preparation and professional development programs designed to enable principals to improve student and school outcomes.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access
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Supporting Principals’ Learning: Key Features of Effective Programs

Leib Sutcher

Anne Podolsky

Danny Espinoza

Feb 27 2017
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Principals play a central role in creating schools in which students thrive academically and the teaching staff is strong, stable, and supported. This report analyzes the research on quality preparation and professional development programs for principals, highlighting examples of effective programs and providing guidance for policymakers.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Equitable Resources and Access
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How High-Quality Principal Preparation and Development Pays Off for Students, Schools, and States

Feb 27 2017
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Financial investments in high-quality principal training yields substantial benefits in student achievement, as well as teacher quality and retention. States can invest in high-quality principals by using federal funds available under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for teacher and school leader development in addition to state funds. By supporting effective preparation and development programs, policymakers can increase the odds that students are in schools led by well-prepared principals.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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The Role of Principals in Addressing Teacher Shortages

Feb 27 2017
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Turnover accounts for 90% of the demand for new teachers, exacerbating shortages and undermining academic progress. This brief summarizes research on the important role that principals can play in reducing the steady churn of teachers and highlights actions states and districts can take to strengthen school leadership.

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

Advancing Educational Equity for Underserved Youth

Jessica Cardichon

Linda Darling-Hammond

Feb 23 2017
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Strategic selection and use of performance indicators can illuminate disparities in our schools and focus attention and resources on rectifying long-standing inequities. This report explores how states can use a multiple-measure accountability system to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for underserved youth and begin to dismantle the school-to-prison-pipeline.

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement, Equitable Resources and Access, Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design
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Next Generation Accountability: A Vision for School Improvement Under ESSA

Curt M. Adams

Timothy G. Ford

Patrick B. Forsyth

Jordan K. Ware

Jentre J. Olsen

John A. Lepine

Laura L.B. Barnes

Jam Khojasteh

Mwarumba Mwavita

Feb 23 2017
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What will it take for states to move from compliance-focused accountability systems to systems that enable a culture of continuous learning and improvement? In this report, the authors lay out a vision for next generation accountability systems designed to support the goal of college and career readiness for all students.

Topics The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning
Fact Sheet

Bilingual Teacher Shortages in California: A Problem Likely to Grow

Desiree Carver-Thomas

Linda Darling-Hammond

Feb 08 2017
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The passage of Proposition 58 in November 2016 removes restrictions on bilingual education in California, creating new educational opportunities, especially for the state’s 1.4 million English learners. This fact sheet analyzes the state’s supply of bilingual teachers in light of the expected increase in bilingual and dual-language immersion programs.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access

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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.

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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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