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Secretary DeVos testifies on proposed budget before the House and Senate Appropriations Committees
By Learning Forward |
Over the last two weeks, Secretary Betsy DeVos has appeared before both the House and Senate Appropriations committees to provide a rationale for the President’s proposed FY21 budget. As you will remember, the President released his budget on February 10 and the proposal calls for block granting 29 programs – including Title IIA – and…
Professional learning as a system of nested supports
By Learning Forward |
By Elizabeth Foster and Isabel Sawyer Imagine if all educators were supported over their careers by a “nested” professional learning system in which there was a pathway for professional growth connecting individual pursuits to priorities at the district and state policy levels. Professional learning experiences would address individual and collective educator needs, build on previous…
For professional learning budgets, more of the same is not enough
By Melinda George |
There are some things in this world that require annual care and feeding. Upgrading and increasing professional learning budgets are one of those things. For most school districts, though, the professional learning budget is often not growing to keep pace with educator needs. This needs to change. More of the same is not enough. At…
Coaching for equity: #LearnFwdTLP recap
By Ariel Durham |
On January 23, Learning Forward hosted a Twitter chat to discuss building equity through instructional coaching with special guests Tonikiaa Orange, director of the Culture and Equity Project at UCLA, and Jo Ann Isken, director of the UCLA IMPACT Urban Teacher Residency Program. They wrote the article “Coaching for equity,” based on their work creating…
The New Appropriations Season Starts Now
By Learning Forward |
The White House announced this week that the President will be releasing his Fiscal Year 2021 Proposed Budget on February 10th, which will kickstart the FY2021 appropriations process. We anticipate that, as he has in each of the past three years, the President will ignore Congress’ firm support for Title II-A and zero out this…
The Learning Professional’s Top Ten Articles of 2019
By Suzanne Bouffard |
As the end of 2019 approaches, it’s a great time to reflect on what you’ve learned this year and to catch up on what you may have missed. Get started with our list of the ten most-visited articles on The Learning Professional website, which was completely revamped in 2019 to make the content more accessible…
In memoriam: Deborah Childs-Bowen
By Learning Forward |
Dr. Deborah Childs-Bowen has been a friend and leader for Learning Forward for decades, as advocate and practitioner, board member and president, and senior consultant. We are incredibly saddened by her passing on Dec. 16. Early in her service to the organization, Deborah co-chaired a network to engage regional laboratory members. Representing SERVE, she remained…
