LFA member organizations react to NAEP results
LFA member organizations issue responses to the recent publication of NAEP results.
Moving forward: What we have learned from the NAEP data
Executive Director of Learning First Alliance, Richard Long, Ed.D., discusses what we can learn from the NAEP results.
Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University webinar summary: financial forecast of school budgets
A summary of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University's financial forecast for school district budgets over the next four years.
NAESP’s L. Earl Franks elected Board Chair of Learning First Alliance
The Learning First Alliance has elected L. Earl Franks, Ed.D., CAE, executive director of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), as chair of its Board of Directors for the 2022-23 term. Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, was elected secretary/treasurer, and Keith R. Kruger, CEO of CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) and 2021-22 LFA chair, will serve on the executive committee as immediate past president.
LFA welcomes PDK International as member
The Learning First Alliance is happy to announce PDK International as its member. We look forward to working with them as we continue to support our country's public schools.
Information for local public schools to use and share in their messaging this back-to-school season
Use, adapt, and share the data in this back-to-school toolkit in your messaging to your community to support our public schools. Analyze your local district and school against the national landscape.
The Elements and the Standards for Professional Learning
Stephanie Hirsh provides a perspective on how to use "The Elements" and "The Standards for Professional Learning" individually or in concert to advance the impact of professional learning.
Public funding for religious schools: Implications of the SCOTUS Carson v. Makin decision
A look at the SCOTUS ruling that Maine's exclusion of religious schools in their tuition assistance program violates the Free Exercise Clause and its implications.
Coalition of National Researchers’ Violence Prevention Plan and Call to Action
The coalition of National Researchers announced their updated violence prevention plan in a press release and called for immediate government action to begin scientifically informed plans to reduce gun violence.
Recruiting and Retaining a More Diverse Teacher Workforce
A look at the lack of diversity in the teacher workforce and strategies and programs schools can utilize to recruit and retain teachers of color.