In the news

Educator: Stanford University School of Education | Spring 2010
"Expanding the School Reform Horizon: LEADS Program Inspires School Restructuring at the District Level"
Article on SRN's LEADS Network and district reform

The Philadelphia Inquirer | July 1, 2010
"Small Schools Still in Flux"
Article on small schools in Philadelphia
by Kristen Graham

The Nation | June 14, 2010
"Restoring Our Schools"
by Linda Darling-Hammond

Education Week | February 24, 2010
"Celebrating Seymour Sarason"
by Michael Fullan, Andy Hargreaves, & Ann Lieberman

Education Week | February 23, 2010
"Experts Lay Out Vision for Future Assessments"
A story on a student performance assessment panel led by Linda Darling-Hammond and sponsored by the NGA and CCSSO.

The Strait Times (Singapore) | August 26, 2009
"Teachers' Champ"
Story on Linda Darling-Hammond and teacher effectiveness

Des Moines Register | May 21, 2009
"Prepare teachers well, create the conditions for excellence"
Interview with Linda Darling-Hammond on teacher excellence

Oakland Tribune | May 19, 2009
"New leader of Oakland schools must consider recent gains"
Op-ed by Ash Vasudeva

Oakland Tribune | May 6, 2009
"Oakland's small schools movement, 10 years later"
Article about Oakland's small schools movement

Education Week | April 1, 2009
"Reforming Teaching: Are We Missing the Boat?"
Linda Darling-Hammond and David Haselkorn

Newsweek | December 18, 2008
"An Obama education advisor thinks U.S. schools could take a lesson from Finland and Singapore"
An interview with Linda Darling-Hammond

Medill Reports - Washington| November 20, 2008
"A new lesson plan for education shakes things up"
Article mentions the NAE White Papers Project

Educational Leadership | May 2008
"Creating Excellent and Equitable Schools"
Linda Darling-Hammond and Diane Friedlaender

Education Week| April 23, 2008
"Colleges' Assessments of Candidates' Impact on Students Detailed." A story on a new book by NCATE on teacher assessment programs. SRN's PACT assessment is profiled in the story.

Education Week | April 23, 2008
"Forum Seeks A New Vision for U.S. Role: Report Calls for Moving Away From K-12 Tests and Sanction"
Article on new report on national education policy co-edited by Linda Darling-Hammond

Time Magazine | February 14, 2008
"How They Do it Abroad"
By Linda Darling-Hammond

Education Week | January 15, 2008
Drive On to Improve Evaluation Systems for Teachers
Article quoting Raymond Pecheone

Chronicle of Higher Education | December 21, 2007
Oped: "We Need to Invest in Math and Science Teachers"
By Linda Darling-Hammond

Education Week | December 19, 2007
"Tiered Licensing Systems Being Used by States to Help Teacher." Article quoting Linda Darling-Hammond.

The San Francisco Chronicle | December 13, 2007
"High Standards for All"

The Dave Baum Show | November 27, 2007
"Grading No Child Left Behind." Interview with Linda Darling-Hammond.

Sacramento Bee | November 14, 2007
"Racial gap confronted: Educators analyze how to aid black and Latino students"
Story citing presentation on SRN's "High Schools for Equity" study.

Education Week | October 17, 2007
"Performance Test for New Calif. Teachers Approved." State commission approves PACT assessment developed by Stanford-led consortium. Raymond Pecheone and Linda Darling-Hammond are quoted.

San Francisco Examiner | October 16, 2007
"Hillsdale High snags federal funding prize." Article about one of four schools featured in SRN LEADS' Windows on Conversions.

Palo Alto Weekly | October 10, 2007
"Schools risk failing federal standards: Write senators to help reform 'No Child' law, conference speakers urge." Darling-Hammond says people should urge politicians to reform No Child Left Behind

San Francisco Chronicle
Op-ed: Sunday, October 14, 2007
"High-quality standards, a curriculum based on critical thinking can enlighten our students"
By Linda Darling-Hammond

The Brookings Institution
Brookings Papers on Education Policy: 2006-2007
"High School Size, Organization, and Content: What Matters for Student Success?"
By Linda Darling-Hammond, Peter Ross, and Michael Milliken
Download PDF of abstract
Brookings Institution Web Site

PBS/KTEH | October 9, 2007
"Democracy Left Behind." Darling-Hammond interview for a program on the impact of No Child Left Behind on the ability of schools to serve a civic mission

Education Week | October 3, 2007
"Teacher Ed. Grants Would Be Slashed Under Pending Bills." Article quotes Linda Darling-Hammond.

Dallas Morning News | October 3, 2007
"Out of the tower and into the classroom: Connecting research to teaching the key to success." Opinion piece by Stanford University Dean of Education Deborah Stipek that cites SRN LEADS work.

New York Times Magazine | September 30, 2007
"Why Teach for America?" Article quoting Linda Darling-Hammond

Baltimore Community Times | September 19, 2007
"Educators weigh in on school testing." Darling-Hammond says US students rank low internationally in reading, science, math in testimony on NCLB

NCLB Compliance Alert (Eli Education) | September 15, 2007 (pdf file, page 69)
"Get ELLs On The Inside Track With High Goals And Strong Content." Linda Carstens speaks on effective education for English language learners.

KLIV 1590 AM | September 13, 2007
Radio broadcast of the September 6 panel on "The Right to Learn," featuring Linda Darling-Hammond and Stanford University Associate Professor of Education Susanna Loeb. Hosted by Joint Venture Silicon Valley Network.

Education Week | September 11, 2007
"Getting Serious About Preparation" Article on principal preparation and a study by SELI researchers (Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World: Lessons from Exemplary Leadership Development Programs). Quotes Linda Darling-Hammond.

Stanford Magazine | September-October, 2007
"Learning from Experience: More than ever at the School of Education, research is grounded in reality"

Oakland Tribune | July 21, 2007
"Miller, Lee talk about change to 'No Child'" Article on forum on Bay Area schools and No Child Left Behind co-sponsored by SRN LEADS

Los Angeles Times | May 29, 2007
"More schools are ditching final exams: A number of campuses use oral presentations to determine if students have earned promotion." Darling-Hammond comments on trend towards performance-based assessments

Sacramento Bee | May 25, 2007
"Seniors' real-world test: At capital-area high schools, students in their final year are delivering senior projects: A new graduation requirement that shows off and affirms their skills." Darling-Hammond says senior projects make school more meaningful for students.

City Life (Las Vegas) | May 11 2007
"'A' for effort: Is a new bill watering down academic standards or broadening them?" (On Nevada's exit exam policy, featuring comments from SRN's Elle Rustique-Forrester, Associate Director of Assessment and Accountability)

The Nation
May 21, 2007
"Evaluating 'No Child Left Behind'"
By Linda Darling-Hammond

Education Week | May 2 2007
"Study Sheds Light on Qualities of Best Training for Principals" (On the release of new report: Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World: Lessons from Exemplary Leadership Development Programs.)

Education Week | January 10, 2007
"A Marshall Plan for Teaching: What It Will Really Take to Leave No Child Behind"
By Linda Darling-Hammond

Education Week Research Center | December 2006
"Influence: A Study of the Factors Shaping Education Policy"
Linda Darling-Hammond named one of most 10 influential people in education over the past decade.

The Stanford Daily | November 12, 2006
"Former All-Star calls for school aid"
Story on SRN-sponsored lecture by Kevin Johnson

Educational Researcher | October, 2006 (pdf file, will open in new window)
Volume 35|Number 7, pp. 13 - 24
"Securing the Right to Learn: Policy and Practice for Powerful Teaching and Learning"
by Linda Darling-Hammond

ACSA Leadership Magazine (pdf, file will open in new window)
September 2006
"Effective Schools Require Effective Principals"
by Michelle LaPointe and Stephen H. Davis

Courier Press (Iowa) | May 28, 2006
"Smaller learning communities initiatives at East, West striving to keep kids in school"
Article quoting SRN Deputy Director Ash Vasudeva.

Carnegie Reporter | Fall 2006
"The School Leadership Crisis: Have School Principals Been Left Behind?"
Article citing the School Leadership Study.

Educational Leadership; Volume 63 | Number 5
February 2006
"Helping Struggling Students: If They'd Only Do Their Work!"
by Linda Darling-Hammond and Olivia Ifill-LynchApril 21, 2005

Stanford Daily | April 21, 2005
"Vetting and understanding research"
By Linda Darling-Hammond

Stanford Report | April 20, 2005
"Study: Student success linked to certification." Article on the publication, Does Teacher Preparation Matter? Teacher Certification, Teach for America, and Teacher Effectiveness

USA Today | April 17, 2005
"Study stirs teaching controversy." Article on the publication, Does Teacher Preparation Matter? Teacher Certification, Teach for America, and Teacher Effectiveness.

review: a good teacher in every classroom

A Good Teacher in Every Classroom: Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve (2005, Jossey Bass) is the work of a blue-ribbon commission sponsored by the National Academy of Education to identify the core concepts and central pedagogies needed to create effective teacher education programs. The book also recommends policy changes to support effective programs. Edited by Linda Darling-Hammond and Joan Baratz-Snowden, the book recently received high praise in a review in the January edition of Education Review. Author Hailing Wu notes that, "A Good Teacher in Every Classroom seems destined to be highly influential." Read the review. Learn more about the book.