Learning Forward welcomes Jefna M. Cohen to The Learning Professional team. As the new associate editor, Cohen will contribute to the journal and other Learning Forward publications and communications.
Cohen is a longtime educator with nearly 20 years of teaching in elementary school classrooms in Portland, Oregon. Her experience spans a variety of settings, including Title I, private, and public charter schools. Cohen is also a copywriter and longtime fiction creator.
Cohen has a master of education degree from Portland State University and a bachelor’s degree from Lewis & Clark College.
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