LESSONS LEARNED: Selecting high-quality, aligned curricula is key. Using a standards-aligned curriculum well requires skillful professional learning. Investing in leadership at the school and district level is essential. Ensuring expert teacher leaders is also important. Effective team learning is part of a larger instructional improvement and learning system. CHALLENGES: Aligning assessments, observations, and curriculum. Establishing sufficient regularly scheduled time and structures for PLCs and other learning strategies. Applying change management strategies. ACTIONS NEEDED: Build deeper knowledge about this issue. Assess the quality of the curriculum. Establish professional learning communities. Strengthen learning teams. Develop building and team-level expertise.   To download the report: www.learningforward.org/perfectpartnership. REPORT OUTLINES WAYS TO MEET THE EQUITY CHALLENGE Learning Forward’s new report, High-Quality Curricula and Team-Based Professional Learning: A Perfect Partnership for