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Download full textCampoli, Ayana K.; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Learning Policy Institute, 2022
Preparation and professional development can help principals be more effective leaders, but little research has examined what specific approaches are most useful. A study of 462 California principals and the teachers and students in their schools shows that high-quality preservice preparation for principals is associated with stronger teacher…
Descriptors: Principals, School Administration, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Education
Campoli, Ayana K.; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Learning Policy Institute, 2022
A growing body of research points to the substantial influence of principals on school conditions and students' learning. But how can principals learn to be good leaders? And are there professional learning strategies that make a difference in principal effectiveness? This study, which is part of a larger project synthesizing the research on…
Descriptors: Principals, School Administration, Instructional Leadership, Management Development
Berry, Barnett; Bastian, Kevin C.; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Kini, Tara – Learning Policy Institute, 2021
This brief draws on a study of teacher working conditions and their relationship to teacher retention and school performance in North Carolina. It is part of a series of studies conducted by the Learning Policy Institute (LPI)--in collaboration with WestEd and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University--as…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Teacher Persistence, Equal Education, Academic Achievement
Burns, Dion; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Scott, Caitlin – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
U.S. education has experienced many waves of reform in responding to rapid changes in knowledge, technologies, and the economy. It is now widely accepted that, to succeed in the future, all young people must have the opportunity to develop critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, and communication competencies--often referred to as…
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Districts, Achievement Gap, Common Core State Standards
Burns, Dion; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Scott, Caitlin – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
This brief summarizes successful strategies for creating a strong and stable teaching force. These strategies are drawn from "positive outlier" districts in California that have excelled at helping African American, Latino/a, and White students achieve at high levels on assessments of academic standards in English language arts and…
Descriptors: School Districts, Minority Group Students, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
Guha, Roneeta; Hyler, Maria E.; Darling-Hammond, Linda – Learning Policy Institute, 2016
Recruitment and retention challenges are once again leading to teacher shortages across the nation. Especially in urban and rural school districts, low salaries and poor working conditions often contribute to the difficulties of recruiting and keeping teachers, as can the challenges of the work itself. As a consequence, in many schools--especially…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Teacher Education Programs, College School Cooperation, Teacher Interns
