Learning Policy Institute

June 6, 2017

Teachers' training needs improvement so students benefit, new report says

The Learning Policy Institute recommends teachers' professional development programs focus tightly on classroom subjects, allow for collaboration and provide lots of coaching.

Larry Gordon

March 23, 2017

Understanding teacher layoffs during times of teacher shortages

Layoffs are local, but teacher shortages are statewide.

Patrick M. Shields And EdSource Commentaries

February 8, 2017

Worsening teacher shortage puts more underprepared teachers in classrooms, report says

Amid the state's teacher shortage, California issued more than 10,200 intern credentials, permits and waivers to underprepared teachers so they could work in classrooms in 2015-16.

Fermin Leal

November 30, 2016

State’s teacher shortage hitting ‘alarming rates’ for 2016-17, new survey says

Among the 211 districts that participated in the survey, 75 percent indicated having a shortage of qualified teachers for the current school year.

Fermin Leal

October 7, 2016

EdSource symposium focuses on state's "new vision for school success"

Symposium speakers offer variety of opinions about state education reforms.

Theresa Harrington

October 5, 2016

State officials push alternative ways to report test scores

Current method doesn't credit progress by lowest and highest performing students.

John Fensterwald

May 18, 2016

Teacher residencies: A long-term strategy to solve California teacher shortages

Linda Darling-Hammond and Steve Barr

March 21, 2016

Study: Preschool funding needs to support 10 ‘building blocks’ of quality

California needs a preschool funding strategy that ensures quality, a new study says.

Susan Frey

March 3, 2016

What California school districts can do to address teacher shortages

Roberta Furger and David Robertson

March 1, 2016

Debate emerges over state actions needed to ease teacher shortages

An LAO report says Legislature should avoid "broad statewide policies."

Louis Freedberg

February 17, 2016

New institute focused on educational opportunity opens in Berkeley

It will take a “cradle to career” approach to improving education outcomes.

Louis Freedberg

November 17, 2015

Poll: California voters say state must take action to address teacher shortage

The majority describe the shrinking supply of teachers as “very serious.”

Louis Freedberg

September 2, 2015

New institute in Palo Alto aims to help shape state, national K-12 policy

Learning Policy Institute opens with Linda Darling-Hammond as CEO.

John Fensterwald