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Key Elements for a Strong and Diverse Teaching Profession

May 03 2021
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Decades of research have affirmed that teachers are the most critical school resource to advance student achievement. The key elements for a strong and diverse teaching profession include effective recruitment strategies, high-retention and culturally responsive preparation, supportive working conditions, and competitive and equitable compensation, as well as adequate and equitable funding to support all of these efforts.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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Early Childhood Essentials: A Framework for Aligning Child Skills and Educator Competencies

Oct 15 2019
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Providing high-quality early learning experiences is complex work. This infographic presents a framework for the essential skills and competencies children should acquire before they enter kindergarten and the related skills and competencies early childhood educators must cultivate in order to provide the high-quality early learning that will set all children on the path to success in school and in life.

Topic Early Childhood Learning
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Ways That Social-Emotional Learning Can Be Integrated Throughout the School Day

May 21 2019
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When SEL is a key pillar of the school’s mission, teachers and leaders understand that SEL should be integrated into every aspect of the school, from explicit classroom instruction and infusion into academic content to school climate and culture. In this case, teachers can continue to grow their practices as they collaborate, learn from each other, and use SEL data to make instructional decisions, with the ultimate goal of nurturing students’ social, emotional, and academic learning.

Topic Deeper Learning
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National Principals Month: Developing Effective Principals is Crucial to Student Success

Oct 08 2018
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Effective principals are essential to improving student achievement and narrowing achievement gaps. The Learning Policy Institute’s series of infographics explores why effective principals matter, what they do, and how programs can develop successful principals.
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Infographic Series: Community Schools as an Effective School Improvement Strategy

Dec 14 2017
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While community schools vary in the programs they offer and the ways they operate, four features—or pillars—appear in most community schools: integrated student supports, expanded learning time and opportunities, family and community engagement, and collaborative leadership and practice. These infographics examine each pillar to provide a look at community schools in action.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, Accountability and Improvement, Deeper Learning, Deeper Learning: College, Career & Civic Participation, Deeper Learning: School Organization & Design
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Infographic Series: Supporting Principals’ Learning

Jun 22 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. These graphics highlight the reasons principals matter, what education leaders can accomplish, and what constitutes effective preparation and professional development programs.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Professional Learning, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention
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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 Four Pillars of Opportunity: Bridging Equity Through the Every Student Succeeds Act

Dec 07 2016
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The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) represents an opportunity for states, districts, and schools to equitably design education systems to ensure that historically underserved students are prepared for the demands of the 21st century. This graphic highlights four major areas that can be leveraged by policymakers, educators, researchers, and advocates to advance equity in education for all students.

Topics Equitable Resources and Access, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Deeper Learning
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Why Do Teachers Leave?

Sep 15 2016
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Increasing the number of teachers entering the profession is one strategy for reducing the teacher shortage, but we also need to address the persistent problem of teacher turnover. Each year, more than 200,000 teachers leave the profession, with nearly two out of three leaving for reasons other than retirement. This infographic describes the factors contributing to the teacher exodus.

Topics Educator Quality, Educator Quality: Recruitment & Retention

Santa Fe cityscape with the Bataan Memorial Building in foreground and mountains in the background

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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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