Bio

Linda Darling-Hammond is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus at Stanford University and founding president of the Learning Policy Institute, created to provide high-quality research for policies that enable equitable and empowering education for each and every child. At Stanford she founded the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and served as faculty sponsor for the Stanford Teacher Education Program, which she helped to redesign.

Darling-Hammond is past president of the American Educational Research Association and recipient of its awards for Distinguished Contributions to Research, Lifetime Achievement, Research Review, and Research-to-Policy. She is also a member of the American Association of Arts and Sciences and of the National Academy of Education. From 1994–2001, she was executive director of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, whose 1996 report What Matters Most: Teaching for America’s Future was named one of the most influential reports affecting U.S. education in that decade. In 2006, Darling-Hammond was named one of the nation’s ten most influential people affecting educational policy. In 2008, she directed President Barack Obama's Education Policy Transition Team. She is currently President of the California State Board of Education.

Darling-Hammond began her career as a public school teacher and co-founded both a preschool and a public high school. She served as Director of the RAND Corporation’s education program and as an endowed professor at Columbia University, Teachers College before coming to Stanford. She has consulted widely with federal, state and local officials and educators on strategies for improving education policies and practices and is the recipient of 14 honorary degrees in the U.S. and internationally. Among her more than 600 publications are a number of award-winning books, including The Right to Learn, Teaching as the Learning Profession, Preparing Teachers for a Changing World and The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment will Determine our Future. She received an Ed.D. from Temple University (with highest distinction) and a B.A. from Yale University (magna cum laude).

Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Graduate School of Education

Administrative Appointments

  • Professor Emerita, Stanford Graduate School of Education (2019 - Present)

Contact

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    University - Emeritus faculty Department: Graduate School of Education Position: Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council

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Research Interests

  • Achievement
  • Assessment, Testing and Measurement
  • Brain and Learning Sciences
  • Child Development
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Educational Policy
  • Equity in Education
  • International and Comparative Education
  • Standards
  • Teachers and Teaching

2023-24 Courses

All Publications

  • How Teacher Education Matters (Reprint from Journal of Teacher Education, Vol 51, pg 166-173 2000) JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Darling-Hammond, L. 2023; 74 (2): 151-156

    View details for DOI 10.1177/00224871231161863

    View details for Web of Science ID 000968020800008

  • Policy for Civic Reasoning ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Darling-Hammond, L., McGuire, K. 2023; 705 (1): 232-248

    View details for DOI 10.1177/00027162231193276

    View details for Web of Science ID 001096030000013

  • Implications for educational practice of the science of learning and development APPLIED DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE Darling-Hammond, L., Flook, L. F., Cook-Harvey, C., Barron, B., Osher, D. 2019

    View details for DOI 10.1080/10888691.2018.1537791

    View details for Web of Science ID 000486954100001

  • Nurturing Nature: How Brain Development Is Inherently Social and Emotional, and What This Means for Education EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST Immordino-Yang, M., Darling-Hammond, L., Krone, C. R. 2019; 54 (3): 185–204

    View details for DOI 10.1080/00461520.2019.1633924

    View details for Web of Science ID 000479627800001

  • Research on Teaching and Teacher Education and Its Influences on Policy and Practice EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER Darling-Hammond, L. 2016; 45 (2): 83-91

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0013189X16639597

    View details for Web of Science ID 000373490400005

  • Can Value Added Add Value to Teacher Evaluation? EDUCATIONAL RESEARCHER Darling-Hammond, L. 2015; 44 (2): 132-137

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0013189X15575346

    View details for Web of Science ID 000351468000008

  • When Teachers SUPPORT & EVALUATE Their Peers EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Darling-Hammond, L. 2013; 71 (2): 24-29

    View details for Web of Science ID 000326261300004

  • Developing and assessing beginning teacher effectiveness: the potential of performance assessments EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY Darling-Hammond, L., Newton, S. P., Wei, R. C. 2013; 25 (3): 179-204

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s11092-013-9163-0

    View details for Web of Science ID 000321586700003

  • The right start: Creating a strong foundation for the teaching career PHI DELTA KAPPAN Darling-Hammond, L. 2012; 94 (3): 8-13

    View details for Web of Science ID 000311004100002

  • The Challenges of Supporting New Teachers EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Scherer, M., Darling-Hammond, L. 2012; 69 (8): 18-23

    View details for Web of Science ID 000209080800003

  • Evaluating teacher evaluation PHI DELTA KAPPAN Darling-Hammond, L., Amrein-Beardsley, A., Haertel, E., Rothstein, J. 2012; 93 (6): 8-15

    View details for Web of Science ID 000301306000005

  • REDLINING OUR SCHOOLS WHY IS CONGRESS WRITING OFF POOR CHILDREN? LINDA DARLING-HAMMOND NATION Darling-Hammond, L. 2012; 294 (5): 11-?

    View details for Web of Science ID 000299365200009

  • Restoring Our Schools Forget quick fixes. To compete globally, we need to improve the whole system. NATION Darling-Hammond, L. 2010; 290 (23): 14-?

    View details for Web of Science ID 000278537000015

  • Documentation and Democratic Education THEORY INTO PRACTICE Falk, B., Darling-Hammond, L. 2010; 49 (1): 72-81

    View details for DOI 10.1080/00405840903436103

    View details for Web of Science ID 000273411100010

  • Evaluating teacher education outcomes: a study of the Stanford Teacher Education Programme JOURNAL OF EDUCATION FOR TEACHING Darling-Hammond, L., Newton, X., Wei, R. C. 2010; 36 (4): 369-388

    View details for DOI 10.1080/02607476.2010.513844

    View details for Web of Science ID 000208496600004

  • Teacher Education and the American Future JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Darling-Hammond, L. 2010; 61 (1-2): 35-47

    View details for DOI 10.1177/0022487109348024

    View details for Web of Science ID 000273579400004

  • America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future PHI DELTA KAPPAN Darling-Hammond, L. 2009; 91 (4): 8-14

    View details for Web of Science ID 000272686300003

  • President Obama and Education: The Possibility for Dramatic improvements in Teaching and Learning HARVARD EDUCATIONAL REVIEW Darling-Hammond, L. 2009; 79 (2): 210-223

    View details for Web of Science ID 000267730700004

  • How Nations Invest in Teachers EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Wei, R. C., Andree, A., Darling-Hammond, L. 2009; 66 (5): 28-33

    View details for Web of Science ID 000262903500005

  • Teacher Learning: What Matters? EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Darling-Hammond, L., Richardson, N. 2009; 66 (5): 46-53

    View details for Web of Science ID 000262903500008

  • ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING AROUND THE WORLD WHAT WOULD IT MEAN TO BE INTERNATIONALLY COMPETITIVE? PHI DELTA KAPPAN Darling-Hammond, L., McCloskey, L. 2008; 90 (4): 263-272

    View details for Web of Science ID 000263865500007

  • Improving teachers' assessment practices through professional development: The case of National Board Certification AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL Sato, M., Wei, R. C., Darling-Hammond, L. 2008; 45 (3): 669-700

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0002831208316955

    View details for Web of Science ID 000258619800005

  • Accountability Texas-style: The progress and learning of urban minority students in a high-stakes testing context EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS Heilig, J. V., Darling-Hammond, L. 2008; 30 (2): 75-110

    View details for DOI 10.3102/0162373708317689

    View details for Web of Science ID 000256169400001

  • Creating excellent and equitable schools EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Darling-Hammond, L., Friedlaender, D. 2008; 65 (8): 14-21

    View details for Web of Science ID 000255929700003

  • Evaluating 'No Child Left Behind' NATION Darling-Hammond, L. 2007; 284 (20): 11-?

    View details for Web of Science ID 000246247100019

  • Highly qualified teachers for all EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Darling-Hammond, L., Berry, B. 2006; 64 (3): 14-20

    View details for Web of Science ID 000241807800004

  • Constructing 21st-century teacher education JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Darling-Hammond, L. 2006; 57 (3): 300-314

    View details for DOI 10.1177/0022487105285962

    View details for Web of Science ID 000237068700013

  • Assessing teacher education - The usefulness of multiple measures for assessing program outcomes JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Darling-Hammond, L. 2006; 57 (2): 120-138

    View details for DOI 10.1177/0022487105283796

    View details for Web of Science ID 000235594900003

  • If they'd only EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Darling-Hammond, L., Ifill-Lynch, O. 2006; 63 (5): 8-13

    View details for Web of Science ID 000235148100002

  • No Child Left Behind and high school reform HARVARD EDUCATIONAL REVIEW Darling-Hammond, L. 2006; 76 (4): 642-667

    View details for Web of Science ID 000244570100012

  • Teaching as a profession: Lessons in teacher preparation and professional development PHI DELTA KAPPAN Darling-Hammond, L. 2005; 87 (3): 237-240

    View details for Web of Science ID 000233022300019

  • Inequality and the right to learn: Access to qualified teachers in California's public schools TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD Darling-Hammond, L. 2004; 106 (10): 1936-1966

    View details for Web of Science ID 000224025300003

  • Standards, accountability, and school reform TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD Darling-Hammond, L. 2004; 106 (6): 1047-1085

    View details for Web of Science ID 000221865400002

  • Keeping good teachers: Why it matters, what leaders can do EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Darling-Hammond, L. 2003; 60 (8): 6-13

    View details for Web of Science ID 000182731900002

  • Reinventing high school: Outcomes of the Coalition Campus Schools Project AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL Darling-Hammond, L., Ancess, J., Ort, S. W. 2002; 39 (3): 639-673

    View details for Web of Science ID 000178199700002

  • Variation in teacher preparation - How well do different pathways prepare teachers to teach? JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Darling-Hammond, L., Chung, R., Frelow, F. 2002; 53 (4): 286-302

    View details for Web of Science ID 000177541600002

  • The challenge of staffing our schools EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Darling-Hammond, L. 2001; 58 (8): 12-17

    View details for Web of Science ID 000172555000003

  • Does teacher certification matter? Evaluating the evidence EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS Darling-Hammond, L., Berry, B., Thoreson, A. 2001; 23 (1): 57-77

    View details for Web of Science ID 000178223300004

  • Inequality in teaching and schooling: How opportunity is rationed to students of color in America Symposium on Diversity in Health Professions held in Honor of Herbert W Nickens Darling-Hammond, L. NATL ACADEMIES PRESS. 2001: 208–233

    View details for Web of Science ID 000188697500008

  • New standards and old inequalities: School reform and the education of African American students JOURNAL OF NEGRO EDUCATION Darling-Hammond, L. 2000; 69 (4): 263-287

    View details for Web of Science ID 000174421900004

  • Authentic assessment of teaching in context TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION Darling-Hammond, L., Snyder, J. 2000; 16 (5-6): 523-545

    View details for Web of Science ID 000088090500002

  • How teacher education matters JOURNAL OF TEACHER EDUCATION Darling-Hammond, L. 2000; 51 (3): 166-173

    View details for Web of Science ID 000086573800002

  • Reforming teacher preparation and licensing: Debating the evidence TEACHERS COLLEGE RECORD Darling-Hammond, L. 2000; 102 (1): 28-56

    View details for Web of Science ID 000085580600003

  • Teaching for America's future: National commissions and vested interests in an almost profession EDUCATIONAL POLICY Darling-Hammond, L. 2000; 14 (1): 162-183

    View details for Web of Science ID 000084419600013

  • Recruiting teachers for the 21st century: The foundation for educational equity JOURNAL OF NEGRO EDUCATION Darling-Hammond, L., Berry, B. 1999; 68 (3): 254-279

    View details for Web of Science ID 000165867700003

  • Educating teachers - The academy's greatest failure or its most important future? ACADEME-BULLETIN OF THE AAUP Darling-Hammond, L. 1999; 85 (1): 26-33

    View details for Web of Science ID 000078296600009

  • POLICIES THAT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT IN AN ERA OF REFORM PHI DELTA KAPPAN DARLINGHAMMOND, L., MCLAUGHLIN, M. W. 1995; 76 (8): 597-604

    View details for Web of Science ID A1995QR47000006