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National Principals Month: Developing Effective Principals is Crucial to Student Success

Oct 08 2018
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October is National Principals Month. 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

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Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness: Insights for Policymakers

Jan 31 2019

Research on early learning programs in the 1960s and 1970s revealed longlasting benefits, sparking investment in preschool programs. However, recent evaluations of two large preschool programs found mixed results, creating confusion about whether preschool programs can support student success. This report reviews these two studies and others in depth, and finds that when participants are compared to very similar students who did not attend preschool, the benefits of participation are typically found to be substantial.

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Essential Building Blocks for State School Finance Systems and Promising State Practices

Dec 05 2018

The cost for failing to properly invest in a high-quality public education for all children has grave implications for both the students and society at large. A new report shares essential state-level strategies and examples to help policymakers develop equitable and effective school finance systems.

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The Tapestry of American Public Education: How Can We Create a System of Schools Worth Choosing for All?

Oct 25 2018

Often forgotten in the policy debates on school choice are fundamental questions of whether and how choice influences access to high-quality schools, and whether, in our diverse democracy that requires common ground, choices promote or undermine integration. This report reviews research on a variety of school choice strategies and examines how public school choices can be managed to ensure all students have excellent schools to choose from and are chosen by excellent schools.

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