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Patrick, Susan Kemper; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Kini, Tara – Learning Policy Institute, 2023
Over the past decade, California has revised its standards for teacher preparation and credentialing and invested in high-retention pathways for entering teaching. As part of its new accreditation system, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) administers surveys to program completers who apply for their preliminary teaching…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Career Readiness, Credentials, Student Attitudes
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Patrick, Susan Kemper; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Kini, Tara – Learning Policy Institute, 2023
High-quality teacher preparation is a critical building block of an effective and stable teacher workforce. In California, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) currently oversees teacher preparation programs (TPPs) at more than 100 institutions, and these programs graduate more than 10,000 teacher candidates per year. Over the past…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Career Readiness, Credentials, Student Attitudes
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Podolsky, Anne; Kini, Tara; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Bishop, Joseph – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2019
A highly competent teacher workforce is a necessary foundation for improving children's educational outcomes, especially for those who rely most on schools for their success. Yet in the United States, shortages in the teaching force have been growing across the country, reaching crisis proportions in some teaching fields--such as mathematics,…
Descriptors: Teacher Selection, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Effectiveness, Faculty Development
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Bastian, Kevin C.; Berry, Barnett; Carver-Thomas, Desiree; Kini, Tara; Levin, Stephanie; McDiarmid, G. Williamson – Learning Policy Institute, 2022
This brief summarizes a 2019 study of educator supply, demand, and quality in North Carolina conducted by the Learning Policy Institute in collaboration with the Education Policy Initiative at Carolina and WestEd. That study supported the state's ongoing efforts to meet the standard set in the North Carolina Supreme Court's decision in…
Descriptors: Teacher Supply and Demand, Elementary Secondary Education, Court Litigation, Educational Quality
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Oakes, Jeannie; Espinoza, Daniel; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Gonzales, Carmen; DePaoli, Jennifer; Kini, Tara; Hoachlander, Gary; Burns, Dion; Griffth, Michael; Leung, Melanie – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
For more than a year, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) conducted research in New Mexico, including interviews, site visits, document review, and new analyses of data provided by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED). The purpose of the study was to provide New Mexico leaders a research perspective on the challenges facing education…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Evidence Based Practice, Educational Policy, State Policy
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Darling-Hammond, Linda; Bastian, Kevin C.; Berry, Barnett; Carver-Thomas, Desiree; Kini, Tara; Levin, Stephanie; McDiarmid, William – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
In "Leandro v. the State of North Carolina" ("Leandro"), the Supreme Court of North Carolina found that children have a right to qualified teachers and principals who can prepare students for college and careers and meet the needs of those placed at risk. Providing such high-quality educators for each child demands an adequate…
Descriptors: Teacher Supply and Demand, Educational Planning, Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Quality
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Oakes, Jeannie; Espinoza, Daniel; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Gonzales, Carmen; DePaoli, Jennifer; Kini, Tara; Hoachlander, Gary; Burns, Dion; Griffth, Michael; Leung, Melanie – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
For more than a year, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI) conducted research in New Mexico, including interviews, site visits, document review, and new analyses of data provided by the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED). The purpose of the study was to provide New Mexico leaders a research perspective on the challenges facing education…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, State Policy, Evidence Based Practice