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Learning Forward is the nation’s largest nonprofit membership association focused solely on ensuring success for all students through effective professional learning and school improvement. It advocates for every educator having access to professional learning that is results-driven, standard-based, and job-embedded. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: professional development.

Education Opinion How State Policy Can Drive Quality PD
The final phase of Learning Forward's study of professional learning in the U.S. looks at four states that have taken an active role in professional learning, with positive results.
Learning Forward, January 17, 2011
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Education Opinion Implementing PLCs Means Asking the Right Questions
Getting professional learning communities off the ground can create lots of excitement, but it also means an increased workload for everyone involved.
Learning Forward, January 14, 2011
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Education Opinion States Hold the Key to Core Standards Implementation
State education agencies can do four things to ensure that the Common Core State Standards have an impact on student learning.
Learning Forward, January 12, 2011
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Education Opinion Professional Learning Resolutions for the New Year
Ten ways that 2011 can become the year we move closer to every educator engaging in effective professional learning every day so every student achieves.
Learning Forward, January 10, 2011
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Education Opinion NCSL Foundation Launches Teacher Effectiveness Project
As a partner in a new initiative promoting education reform at the state level, Learning Forward will continue to advocate for high-quality professional development for all educators.
Learning Forward, January 6, 2011
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Education Opinion Debating PD's Role in Teacher Evaluation
Much of the language we hear about professional development in relation to teacher evaluation reveals a profound lack of understanding about what PD actually is.
Learning Forward, January 3, 2011
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Education Opinion No Need for the Dictator Approach
Collaborative professional learning is the best a way to increase teaching effectiveness at scale, regardless of a school's performance record.
Learning Forward, December 29, 2010
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Education Opinion Priorities for Professional Learning
Stephanie Hirsh discusses key strategies to influence the policy context in which decisions about teacher professional development are made.
Learning Forward, December 27, 2010
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Education Opinion Professional Development Has Come a Long Way
Tthrough 15 years of research, the professional development field has put forward some high-quality answers about what works for teachers and schools.
Learning Forward, December 20, 2010
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