Teacher hiring, English Learners, and NNERPP resource collection

EDUCATION POLICY INNOVATION COLLABORATIVE STUDIES TEACHER HIRING

In “Teacher Screening and Hiring: Lessons from the Los Angeles Unified School District,” Paul Bruno examines a screening system used by the Los Angeles Unified School District to hire teachers.

HOUSTON EDUCATION RESEARCH CONSORTIUM EXAMINES ENGLISH LEARNERS’ POSTSECONDARY ATTAINMENT

In “Inequalities in Postsecondary Attainment by English Learner Status: The Role of College-Level Course-Taking,” Brian Holzman, Esmeralda Sánchez Salazar, and Irina Chukhray study the role of English learner status in four-year college outcomes among Houston Independent School District high school graduates.

NNERPP CREATES RESOURCE LIST FOR DISTRICT RESEARCH LEADERS

In an effort to help school leaders in the network sort through an ever-growing collection of online resources related to challenges brought about by COVID-19, we created this regularly updated list of publicly available resources from the RPP and education fields.

"Studying the Unintended Consequences of COVID-19 Responses on Family Wellbeing and Child Safety": Michael Strambler and Christian M. Connell introduce a new study that will examine the association of parent/family stress with child outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and public health response.

"Using Culturally Responsive Practices to Foster Learning During School Closures: Challenges and Opportunities for Equity": Steven Malick considers how school leaders can integrate culturally responsive practices into their remote learning plans.

"Projecting the Potential Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures on Academic Achievement": Megan Kuhfeld and colleagues project how COVID-19-related school closures might affect student achievement during the current and following school year.

DID YOU KNOW...?

The Reedy Creek Magnet Middle School Center for Digital Sciences/Friday Institute for Educational Innovation Research-Practice Partnership, member of NNERPP, now has a website!

Check out their newly launched website here.

VIRTUAL BROWN BAGS
For NNERPP members only

Stay tuned for more details on our May Virtual Brown Bag coming soon! We’ll be hearing about research on English Learner outcomes and needs.

Missed previous Brown Bags?
You can watch recordings and find slides and other related resources for all previous NNERPP Virtual Brown Bags on our dedicated website here!
(Find access details in your inboxes).

NNERPP aims to develop and support RPPs in education in order to improve the connection between research, policy, and practice.

NNERPP is made possible by the generous funding support of the William T. Grant Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Spencer Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and The Wallace Foundation.

For more information about NNERPP, please visit our website: nnerpp.rice.edu