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Teacher Residencies in California

Jan 19 2016
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As teacher shortages once again become widespread in California and across the nation, discussions of how to recruit and retain high-quality teachers are occupying center stage in policy circles. Newly emerging residency programs offer an innovative approach to recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers. Currently, the state has at least 10 such programs meeting critical hiring needs for a number of districts and charter schools in urban and rural areas.

Topics Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Equitable Resources and Access
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Addressing California’s Emerging Teacher Shortage

Linda Darling-Hammond

Roberta C. Furger

Patrick M. Shields

Leib Sutcher

Jan 19 2016
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After many years of teacher layoffs in California, school districts are using an influx of new k–12 funding to hire again. However, the supply of teachers has not kept pace with the increased demand. This brief and corresponding report examine shortage indicators, discuss their impact on students, analyze factors that influence teacher supply and demand in California and nationally, and recommend policies to ensure an adequate supply of fully prepared teachers where they are needed.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Evaluation & Career Development, Equitable Resources and Access
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What Voters Think About the Teacher Shortage

Jan 18 2016
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Throughout the summer and into the fall of 2015, school districts across the state struggled to fill vacant teaching positions with qualified staff. In fall of 2015, a Field Poll of California voters revealed that Californians are well aware of the emerging shortage of K-12 public school teachers and think the state should take decisive action to rectify the situation.

Topic Educator Quality

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

Sep 10 2019

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.

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Investing for Student Success: Lessons from State School Finance Reforms

Aug 05 2019

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.

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Principal Turnover: Insights from Current Principals

Jul 18 2019

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.

Teacher Residencies in California

Addressing California’s Emerging Teacher Shortage

What Voters Think About the Teacher Shortage

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

Investing for Student Success: Lessons from State School Finance Reforms

Principal Turnover: Insights from Current Principals