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How assessment supports English learners
In 2015, nearly 5 million public school students were identified as English learners, according to the National Center for Education Statistics report, Status and Trends in the Education of Racial..
Reading, writing, and reform
In fall 2012, my colleagues and I in Missouri’s North Kansas City Schools knew something had to change in our approach to teaching the most important academic skills: reading and writing. Missour..
Our students, our solutions
When I work with educators on the broad topic of job-embedded professional growth, I often ask: Why would you want to try to answer your questions or solve your problems about your students and your t..
What it takes to build a strong principal pipeline
Q: What was the impetus for focusing on the principal pipeline? Nicholas Pelzer: Around 2000, when The Wallace Foundation started focusing on leadership, it wasnâ€..
How learning shaped my leadership
Knowing this will be my last opportunity to write this column as Learning Forward’s executive director, I want to share a few insights on habits I’ve found valuable as a leader. Not surprisingly, ..
Diversity in the teacher pipeline
Given that over 5 million K-12 students in the U.S. public school system are classified as English learners (NCES, 2017), many policymakers and school leaders recognize that public schools need ethnic..
Through the lens
Many of the articles in this issue of The Learning Professional demonstrate Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning in action. Use this tool to deepen your understanding of t..
Let’s ensure that equity includes English learners
Learning Forward has always been committed to educational equity, and we recently affirmed and strengthened this commitment by prioritizing equity in our mission statement. Making equity part of ou..
Affiliates learning together with webinars
Learning Forward Affiliates further the organization’s mission in their work across the U.S., Canada, and internationally, reaching thousands of committed professional learning advocates and impleme..
