Removing Roadblocks Remodeling Literacy Learning: Making Room for What Works National Center for Literacy Education, 2013 This report, based on survey responses from more than 2,400 educators, investigates the connection between professional learning, teacher collaboration, and student learning. According to the report, principals play a vital role in actively modeling collaboration, a factor that was strongly correlated with higher levels of trust in a school and more rapid spread of best practices. The survey found that there are many structures in place in schools that can be leveraged to support teacher collaboration despite the fact that schools don’t dedicate sufficient time for this purpose. The report outlines steps federal and state policymakers and system and school leaders can take to eliminate roadblocks to literacy learning