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There is progress in the fight to save Title II-A funding, but there is more work to do. In May, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee marked up a bill that included increased funding for Title II-A by $500 million, but negotiations with the Senate and White House continue. Members of […]

University-school partnerships can be a powerful mechanism for educator professional learning, but they have varying degrees of success. In South Carolina’s School District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties, superintendent Christina Melton wanted to make sure her district’s partnership with the University of South Carolina would strategically and systematically attend […]

By Barbara Davidson and Susan Pimentel The Knowledge Matters Campaign is a coalition of education leaders encouraging schools to focus on developing students’ foundation of content knowledge. Earlier this year, Knowledge Matters members visited seven elementary schools that share a commitment to knowledge-rich schooling and belief in comprehensive, high-quality curriculum, […]

Q: What was the impetus for focusing on the principal pipeline? Nicholas Pelzer: Around 2000, when The Wallace Foundation started focusing on leadership, it wasn’t really on the national agenda. It was considered a tertiary issue.Through the first 10 years of our work on the topic, we were asking questions […]

Many of the articles in this issue of The Learning Professional demonstrate Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning in action. Use this tool to deepen your understanding of the standards and strategies for implementing them. Ways you might use this tool include: Discuss the questions in a professional learning community; […]

 

Learning Forward Affiliates further the organization’s mission in their work across the U.S., Canada, and internationally, reaching thousands of committed professional learning advocates and implementers throughout the year through conferences, workshops, book studies, online courses, and more. To support the work of the affiliates, Learning Forward hosts webinars that provide […]

Leaders from Learning Forward affiliates in Virginia and New England joined Learning Forward Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh in Washington, D.C., in February to deliver a message to lawmakers about the importance of federal support for professional learning. The group delivered Learning Forward’s Proclamation for Professional Learning to the offices of […]

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Learning Forward is seeking district partners to implement and study a proven coaching model with middle and high school teachers. Funded by a federal grant, Learning Forward is collaborating with the American Institutes for Research and Teachstone on a study of a two-year supplemental coaching program, MyTeachingPartner 1:1 Coaching. The […]