Leib Sutcher
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Leib Sutcher
High School Advisor,
Highline Big Picture School
Leib Sutcher is a high school advisor at Highline Big Picture School in Burien, Washington. Dr. Stutcher was previously a math teacher at the STEM Academy of Hollywood in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He was formerly a research associate with the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), where his work focuses on the teacher labor market, including recruitment and retention, the inequitable distribution of unqualified and inexperienced educators, and teacher shortages. Dr. Sutcher holds an MEd in teaching and secondary mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles and a BA in economics from Wesleyan University. He has also been a visiting student with the Institute of Education at University College London.
updated 2025
Publications by Leib Sutcher
California's teacher shortage is severe, affecting high-needs students and certain subjects such as math, science, special education, and bilingual education. Factors driving the shortage include new demands for teachers, declining enrollment in…
California's education system faces challenges in leadership development, with defunded professional development programs leading to inexperienced and high-turnover principals, particularly in high-poverty schools. Studies show that effective…