Sixth Annual EdPrepLab Policy Summit

Clinically Rich, Future Ready: Building Sustainable Educator Preparation in a Volatile Era 

States across the country are working to strengthen their educator workforce amid persistent shortages, budget uncertainty, and shifting political priorities. This EdPrepLab Policy Summit explores how high-retention, clinically rich educator preparation programs can not only be implemented but sustained.

Drawing on research insights and perspectives from policymakers, practitioners, and national leaders, we will examine what it takes to build financially stable, organizationally strong, and politically durable preparation systems that are aligned with research and ensure long-term impact. Participants will learn how states are sustaining partnerships, funding structures, and data strategies—and how compelling storytelling and evidence can help keep attention on research-based solutions rather than short-term fixes. The webinar will also focus on how to secure lasting commitments to high-quality educator preparation that supports both teacher candidates and the communities they serve.

The EdPrepLab Policy Summit brings together leaders from across educator preparation, practice, and policy to explore pressing issues facing the field and elevate impactful policy solutions in states and in classrooms across the country.

Speakers

• Enrique Alemán, Jr., Lillian Radford Endowed Professor of Education & Director of the Center for Educational Leadership, Trinity University
• Mónica Byrne-Jiménez, Executive Director, University Council for Educational Administration
• Linda Darling-Hammond, Chief Knowledge Officer, Learning Policy Institute
• Rebecca Hatkoff, Former Director of Teacher Education and Current Research Fellow, Claremont Graduate University
• Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, President and CEO, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
• Ben Kutylo, President and CEO, ForwARd Arkansas
• Elena Silva, President and CEO, Learning Policy Institute

Additional speakers to be added.

Resource:

• Developing Sustainable Teacher Residencies in Texas (brief)

EdPrepLab is an initiative of the Learning Policy Institute and Bank Street Graduate School of Education. It is supported by the Bezos Family Foundation, Skyline Foundation, W. Clement and Jessie V. Stone Foundation, XQ Institute, and Yidan Prize Foundation.