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What Students Need Now
December 2025
For all students to thrive, we need to understand who they are and what they need now. This issue looks at current challenges and opportunities and implications for educator learning.
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In This Issue
FOCUS
Meeting today's student where they are
To address the complex emotional and academic challenges facing today’s students, authors in this issue propose responsive, student-centered solutions.
The power of student voice in adult learning
A rural Washington school demonstrates how listening sessions foster student belonging and provide essential insights for professional learning.
One school’s journey to inclusion through educator learning
A comprehensive plan grounded in professional learning removes barriers for students receiving special education services.
Student-led change boosts attendance in a Denver school
Partnering with students to redesign advisory classes sparks better attendance and stronger teacher-student collaboration.
How investing in multilingual learners pays dividends for all
School-wide efforts to create welcoming, engaging, and intellectually rich school cultures are a starting point for improving education for multilingual learners.
A better approach to student behavior
The belief that student behavior can be shaped rather than managed creates a paradigm shift, a more positive environment, and better student outcomes.
TOOLS
More than just a score: Collaborative progress monitoring
Reimagining progress monitoring as a transparent, shared process helps students build agency and develop a stronger identity as capable learners.
Read and reflect on this issue’s articles
Discussion questions to help you apply the Standards for Professional Learning as you put students at the center.
IDEAS
Differentiation isn’t just for students
When educators have agency in selecting their own professional learning, they are more engaged and apply more of their learning, a randomized study finds.
Coaching to unlock students’ writing potential
In a Q &A, Tanya Baker describes a study exploring whether coaching can improve teachers’ writing instruction and students’ attitudes and skills.
The Learning Professional’s most popular articles
See what was top of mind for our readers in 2025.
RESEARCH
How much do districts spend on professional learning?
A national study examines U.S. districts' expenditures and how they match educators' needs.
Data points
The latest research on how professional learning intersects with AI, student engagement, teacher retention, and more.
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