Learning Forward Blog
Congress makes progress on FY24 spending but final deal elusive
By Jon Bernstein |
When Congress returned to work in January, all members knew that fiscal year 2024 funding remained unresolved and that it faced another countdown to the federal government running out of money. Back in November, Congress passed a temporary spending bill to keep the federal government operating but that set two different deadlines for two different…
The Learning Professional’s most-read articles in 2023
By Jefna M. Cohen |
‘Tis the season for list-making and reflection! With the close of this past year, we reflect on your interests as readers of The Learning Professional. In 2023, the trending themes were continuous improvement and educator turnover. Nearly half of the most popular 2023 articles originate from the April issue on improvement stories and strategies, which…
Top blogs tap into educator communities for their professional learning insights
By Gail Paul |
Learning Forward’s top professional learning blog posts of 2023 focused on critical topics addressing priorities faced by educators globally. Our top blogs of the year surfaced innovative models and strategies for supporting educator growth and equipping leaders, schools, and systems to address the evolving needs of their students. Several of our top blogs featured educator…
Coaching is not consulting, nor is it collaborating. Here’s what it is.
By Learning Forward |
Coaching is a high-impact form of professional learning that helps educators build their expertise and hone their practices so students can achieve success. Although some professional learning leaders have an official coach title or role, any educator can use coaching as a way to support another educator. Doing so requires understanding what coaching is –…
Brandi Hinnant-Crawford schools us on equitably guiding change efforts
By Michelle Bowman and Stacey Caillier |
The 11 Standards for Professional Learning explicitly address equity, and work together to create the conditions, culture, and content for equity within professional learning. Specifically, the Equity Foundations standard addresses the learning conditions and context, describing the importance of creating conditions where equity considerations permeate professional learning rather than standing apart as a separate issue…
Shutdown looms: House pushes elimination of Title II-A
By Jon Bernstein |
Both the House and Senate are continuing their fitful efforts to complete action on their versions of the 12 fiscal year 2024 Appropriations bills. The Labor, Health and Human Services, Education spending bill, which contains funding for all federal education programs including Title II-A, has not yet been brought to the floor in either chamber,…
Make the most of conference learning
By Learning Forward |
At Learning Forward’s Annual Conference, educators engage in rich conversations with like-minded colleagues, learn new strategies, and access resources and materials relevant to their role. Participants often experience excitement, hope, and renewed energy or passion. However, a sense of overload can bring on anxiety, frustration, and even a bit of fear. What do you do…
A principal coach and a principal ‘coachee’ share their insights
By Learning Forward |
More than ever, principals need support in how to navigate all the challenges they’re facing. Last month The Wallace Foundation President Will Miller delivered a keynote where he described how increased stresses to the principalship could lead to more principals leaving the profession, a situation that underscores the need to do more to develop and…
Congress should learn a lot from principals about Title II-A
By Melinda George |
October is National Principals Month, and Learning Forward is thrilled to recognize how important principals are for students and communities. Research tells us that effective principals have a sizable impact on student achievement through instructional leadership, school climate, staff support, family engagement, and other pathways. Those improvements in achievement ultimately result in returns to communities…
Aligned standards advance leaders, teachers, and students together
By Jackie Owens Wilson |
In the many roles I have filled as an education leader, standards have always played an influential part, guiding my decisions and serving as a road map to the destination I am trying to reach. While serving as a principal, a leadership coach, and the director of a center that supports school leaders, my goal…