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Texas Teacher Workforce Policy: Evolving from Short-Term Solutions to Comprehensive Investment

Victoria Wang
| After decades of addressing teacher shortages through for-profit alternative certification and uncertified hires, Texas has shifted toward comprehensive, interconnected investments in teacher recruitment, preparation, certification, mentoring, and compensation, culminating in landmark 2025 legislation. The arc of Texas’ teacher workforce policy offers lessons to states facing teacher shortages.
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Student Achievement Gains and California’s Residency-Prepared Teachers

Susan Kemper Patrick Tiffany S. Tan
| California’s investment in teacher residencies is yielding measurable benefits for students, teachers, and districts, with students of residency-prepared teachers in grades 4–8 showing gains in math and elementary students showing gains in English language arts. Residencies offer a comprehensive teacher preparation model and a path to achievement growth for students.
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Desmond K. Blackburn

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Brooke Stafford-Brizard

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Camille A. Farrington

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Who Benefits From Universal Prekindergarten? Examining the Complementary Effects of Three California Education Reforms

Rucker Johnson Austin Land
| Between 2009 and 2019, California made major changes to key educational investments for preschool and elementary school students that led to equity-enhancing gains in math and reading achievement, with benefits increasing across the early years. This brief examines the impacts of the CSPP, TK, and LCFF policies and programs.
Webinar Series | November 18 - December 15, 2026
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Webinar Series | November 18 - December 15, 2026

2027 Legislative Prep Series: Education Challenges and Solutions

States face critical education challenges, including staffing schools, creating college and career pathways, improving math achievement, and investing in school leadership. LPI and partners offer a timely webinar series with nonpartisan research and state examples to help inform effective education policy solutions.
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A Thriving Public Education System For Every Child
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Evidence Into Action: A Public Education System Where Every Child Can Learn and Thrive

Elena Silva
| We now know more than at any point in history about how children learn and what schools look like when they work for every child. The question is whether we're willing to build that system—at scale, for every child, in every community.
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Linked Learning in a Community School: Connecting to College, Career, and Community at the School of Business and Tourism

Sarah Klevan Laura E. Hernández
| The School of Business and Tourism is a Los Angeles high school redesigned as a community school using Linked Learning pathways, project-based learning, updated site roles, and a self-regulation space. Despite serving a higher-need population, the school outperformed the district on state assessments, offering a model for secondary school redesign.
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California’s Academic Criterion for English Learner Reclassification: Implementation and Impacts

Ilana Umansky Havisha Khurana
| Before California simplified its rules, English learners had to pass a locally set "basic skills" test to reclassify as English-proficient—on top of meeting language proficiency benchmarks. A review of 76 districts found that these local rules varied widely, held back rural and middle-grade students, and had no clear effect on achievement.