With the recent release of the U.S. Department of Education’s draft regulations for implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Learning Forward is encouraging educators to offer their input during the comment period, noting three points in particular that relate to professional learning. The draft regulations include a requirement for consolidated state plans to describe states’ systems for educator development, retention, and advancement, including how the state will ensure that each local educational agency “has and is implementing a system of professional growth and improvement for teachers, principals, and other school leaders,” according to the draft regulations. ESSA has elevated professional learning in a unique and significant way, requiring states to address how they will leverage professional learning in the law’s implementation.Highlighting such systems