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Linda Darling-Hammond

Linda Darling-Hammond

Education Policy Expert, Former Stanford Professor, President of California State Board

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Stanford, CA, USA
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Authors, Black Heritage, Change Management, College, Consulting, Creativity, Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Early Childhood Education, Education, Education Reform, Educational Motivational, Family & Parenting, Female Leadership, Influential Women, Leadership, Literacy, Literary, Motivational, Neuroscience, Personal Growth, Psychology, Social Sciences, STEM, STEM Education, TED, Women in Tech, Workshop
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Linda Darling-Hammond Biography

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. She is also a former president of the American Educational Research Association and a member of the National Academy of Education. From 1994-2001, she served as executive director of the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future, whose 1996 report "What Matters Most: Teaching for America’s Future" led to significant policy changes in U.S. education. Most recently, she was appointed President of the California State Board of Education by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Darling-Hammond's influence extends through her role in leadership during presidential transitions, having led the education policy transition teams for both President Barack Obama in 2008-09 and President Joe Biden in 2020. She was appointed President of the California State Board of Education in 2019. Her extensive publication record includes over 600 works, with notable books such as "The Right to Learn," "Teaching as the Learning Profession," "Preparing Teachers for a Changing World," and "The Flat World and Education," which won the 2011 Grawemeyer Award in Education. Her pioneering research and advocacy work have earned her multiple awards, including the 2022 Yidan Prize for Education Research and recognitions from the American Educational Research Association for her significant contributions to educational scholarship and policy.

Beginning her career as a public school teacher, Darling-Hammond has also co-founded both a preschool and a public high school. She has held significant academic and leadership positions, including as Director of the RAND Corporation’s education program and as an endowed professor at Columbia University, Teachers College, before her tenure at Stanford. She continues to consult widely with federal, state, and local officials and educators on strategies for improving education policies and practices, and she holds 14 honorary degrees from institutions in the U.S. and internationally. Her academic credentials include an Ed.D. from Temple University (with highest distinction) and a B.A. from Yale University (magna cum laude).

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 12/16/2024.

Linda Darling-Hammond Speaking Topics

  • Teacher Knowledge & Student Learning: Making the Critical Connection

Linda Darling-Hammond Videos

  • Reopening K–12 Schools A Conversation with Linda Darling ...
    Reopening K–12 Schools A Conversation with Linda Darling ...
    On the eve of a new school year, California’s public schools are dealing with a myriad of challenges. What does reopening look like, and how are...
  • Linda Darling-Hammond Keynote Speech | Centennial Conference
    Linda Darling-Hammond Keynote Speech | Centennial Conference
    Edmund W. Gordon Centennial Conference- Opening Ceremony : Keynote Speech by Linda Darling-Hammond
  • Instructional Leadership Corps Conference | Linda Darling
    Instructional Leadership Corps Conference | Linda Darling
    Newly appointed CA State Department of Education President Linda Darling- Hammond speaks at the 2019 Instructional Leadership Corps ...
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Linda Darling-Hammond Books

  • A License To Teach: Building A Profession For 21st Century Schools
    A License To Teach: Building A Profession For 21st Century Schools
  • Powerful Teacher Education: Lessons from Exemplary Programs
    Powerful Teacher Education: Lessons from Exemplary Programs
  • Getting Teacher Evaluation Right: What Really Matters for Effectiveness and Improvement
    Getting Teacher Evaluation Right: What Really Matters for Effectiveness and Improvement
  • The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future (Multicultural Education)
    The Flat World and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future (Multicultural Education)
  • Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding
    Powerful Learning: What We Know About Teaching for Understanding
  • A Good Teacher in Every Classroom : Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve
    A Good Teacher in Every Classroom : Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve

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