For classroom teachers, professional training can be a mixed bag that too often leaves teachers uninspired with no improvement in student learning, according to a new report by the Learning Policy ...

Learning Policy Institute to bridge research and policy; respond to “New Moment” A new national education think tank – the Learning Policy Institute – will conduct high-quality research to inform ...

Stanford education heavy-hitter Linda Darling-Hammond has launched a new think tank intended to bring evidence into education policy. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Learning Policy Institute launched ...

Taking stock five years into landmark changes for California’s schools, a new report calls for doubling down on efforts to deepen and strengthen “one of the country’s most ambitious equity-focused ...

Across the country, states and districts are thinking about their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans -- the funding, the requirements, the changes that are in the plan that will need to be ...