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Campoli, 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
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Bland, Jennifer A.; Wojcikiewicz, Steven K.; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Wei, Wesley – Learning Policy Institute, 2023
Systemic challenges for the Texas teacher workforce result from a large yearly demand for new teachers, exacerbated by high and climbing teacher attrition rates. As a result of these challenges, a large majority of new teachers are now hired before they complete preparation. Assigned disproportionately to students from low-income families and…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Career Pathways, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Persistence
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Scott, Caitlin; Darling-Hammond, Linda; Burns, Dion – Learning Policy Institute, 2020
This brief summarizes the practices of successful, instructionally engaged leaders and the ways districts develop these leaders. These practices 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…
Descriptors: School Districts, Minority Group Students, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
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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