Publications
Reports & Report Series
Social Emotional Learning in High School: How Three Urban High Schools Engage, Educate, and Empower Youth — Full Series
A series of reports describe social emotional learning practices at three socioeconomically and racially diverse urban high schools.
Reports & Report Series
Social Emotional Learning in High School: How Three Urban High Schools Engage, Educate, and Empower Youth — Case Studies
Three case studies describe how highly effective schools design, implement, and practice school-wide social emotional learning.
Briefs
Social Emotional Learning in High School: How Three Urban High Schools Engage, Educate, and Empower Youth — Brief
This brief report highlights findings from SCOPE's study on effective social emotional learning practices at three urban high schools.
Reports & Report Series
Accountability and the Federal Role: A Third Way on ESEA
Amid a highly polarized debate on reauthorizing NCLB, two different school reform "camps" have found common ground on addressing Federal educational accountability policy.
Articles & Chapters
Can Value Added Add Value to Teacher Evaluation?
Linda Darling-Hammond debates the benefits and difficulties of using value-added methods to evaluate educators and schools.
Articles & Chapters
Differentiating PD for Male Teachers of Color
This article by Travis Bristol describes a professional development approach for male teachers of color.
Reports & Report Series
Developing Effective Communities of Practice Using the National Board Certification Process
Reports & Report Series
New Paradigm for Educational Accountability Series
This series on accountability features articles, commentaries, and videos by leading thinkers in business, policy, civil rights, schools, and academia.
Briefs
The Graduate Profile: A District Strategy for the Coherent Alignment of Student Outcomes
Elle Rustique describes how a graduate profile can help a Linked Learning district achieve coherence between school practices, district goals, state policies, and national standards.
Briefs
The District Office as a Site for Work-Based Learning
Jaquith and Johnston show how district and school leaders can help Linked Learning teachers better understand career-relevant knowledge and skills.
Briefs
Valuing Career and Technical Education
Jaquith and Johnston offer strategies for Linked Learning pathway instructors to integrate core academic and career technical subjects to truly prepare students for college and career
Briefs
A District Linked Learning Principal Network Grows Leadership Capacity
Jaquith and Johnston identify five lessons for district leaders to support learning among Linked Learning principals.
Reports & Report Series
Supporting Continuous Improvement in California’s Education System
A report from Darling-Hammond and Plank examines key elements of the education accountability system now being enacted by the state.
Briefs
Performance Assessments: How State Policy Can Advance Assessments for 21st Century Learning
Parsi and Darling-Hammond look at how states are changing strategies to better target 21st-century learning skills.
Articles & Chapters
Site-Based Leadership for Improving Instruction
Ann Jaquith describes how leaders can develop instructional capacity to improve teaching and learning
Reports & Report Series
Teaching Around the World: What Can TALIS Tell Us?
Burns and Darling-Hammond look at how the latest results of the international teacher survey can inform U.S. policy on teaching quality.
Reports & Report Series
Recognizing College and Career Readiness in the California School Accountability System
Bae and Darling-Hammond describe indicators of college and career readiness that California districts can look to as they develop accountability plans.
Briefs
How Money Makes a Difference: The Effects of School Finance Reforms on Outcomes for Low Income Students
This brief summarizes a full report on the effects of school-finance reform and student outcomes by Jackson, Johnson, and Persico.
Reports & Report Series
Accountability for College and Career Readiness: Developing a New Paradigm
Darling-Hammond, Wilhoit, and Pittenger propose a comprehensive and balanced system of accountability for college and career readiness in this report.
Reports & Report Series
What Can PISA Tell Us about U.S. Education Policy?
Darling-Hammond's report shows systematic government investments in high-need schools along with capacity-building that improves the knowledge and skills of educators and the quality of curriculum opportunities are more effective ways of improving overall learning and reducing the achievement gap.
