Professional Learning Initiative Analysis: A Workbook for States and Districts Given what system leaders must accomplish with limited resources, they must make bold decisions about their current investments to achieve high-priority goals related to implementing college- and career-ready standards. This workbook is designed to guide users through a five-step process of understanding what professional learning is available in their system; what is known about it; how it contributes to achieving the system’s goals; and what actions leaders might consider to increase the overall effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of professional learning. Learning Forward Supports Common Core In response to recent polls about educator and public opinion on the Common Core State Standards, Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh affirms Learning Forward’s support of Common Core and outlines her