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Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Shortages Resources

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Improving Education in California

To help inform California’s systemic shifts towards whole child education, the Learning Policy Institute provides critical and timely research across several key issue areas.
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Improving Education in Texas

Texas has implemented various initiatives aimed at strengthening the quality of its teacher preparation pathways and improving teacher retention, including large-scale, multi-year, statewide efforts to establish support, and sustain teacher residencies.
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School Finance

Evidence shows that adequate and equitable financing of public schools improves a range of outcomes for all students, yet disparities in school funding shortchange many children in the United States.
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Teacher Preparation and Professional Learning

Teachers who receive thorough preparation and are supported with high-quality professional learning opportunities throughout their careers are better equipped to meet the needs of all their students.
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Educator Quality

Schools need diverse, well-prepared educators. A high-quality educator workforce requires investments in teacher preparation and learning, policies to increase recruitment and retention, and strategies to sustain educator capacity to create and innovate.
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Principal Turnover Research Series

A series of research projects by LPI and the National Association of Secondary School Principals identified the causes of turnover and the policies and practices that encourage principals to remain.
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Improving Education in North Carolina

LPI—in partnership with WestEd and the Friday Institute—has developed a series of research reports, associated briefs, and an overall Action Plan to provide a research base to inform North Carolina policy reform.
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School Leadership

Effective leaders are essential for school and student success. Preparing, retaining, and supporting strong school leaders can have a significant impact on students’ experiences and achievement.
January 19, 2016
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January 19, 2016

California’s Emerging Teacher Shortage: New Evidence and Policy Responses

This conference, co-sponsored by the Learning Policy Institute, Policy Analysis for California Education, and the Education Policy Center at AIR, featured new evidence on the scale of California’s teacher shortage, with a particular focus on already critical shortages of teachers in specific fields and regions. Policymakers, researchers, and educators participated in panel discussions on teacher recruitment, preparation, and retention.
September 15, 2016
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September 15, 2016

Solving Teacher Shortages: Attracting and Retaining a Talented and Diverse Teaching Workforce

Across the nation, teacher shortages are causing districts to scramble to find qualified teachers in math, science, special education, bilingual education, and other fields—with the most severe shortages in the highest-need schools. On September 15, the Learning Policy Institute convened leaders from government, education, business, and parent and community organizations for a timely discussion of this critical issue.