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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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: professional development.

IT Infrastructure & Management Opinion Reimagine Professional Learning To Achieve Better Results
The appetite and will for professional learning system redesign is growing -- particularly among teachers.
Learning Forward, August 4, 2015
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Education Opinion Senate's Version of ESEA Affirms Professional Learning Principles
The bill makes clear that educators' professional learning must be collaborative, job-embedded, sustained, classroom-focused, and data-driven.
Learning Forward, July 23, 2015
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School & District Management Opinion A New Way to Recognize and Support New Learning
Educator microcredentials offer a way to identify, capture, recognize, and share the best practices of America's educators continuously.
Learning Forward, July 15, 2015
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School & District Management Opinion Is the School Principalship a Doable Job? It Depends
An initiative from The Wallace Foundation shows what districts can do to support school leaders.
Learning Forward, July 2, 2015
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Standards & Accountability Opinion 8 Steps Lead to 1 Goal: Professional Learning Transformation
Follow these eight steps to establish effective learning systems.
Learning Forward, June 25, 2015
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Teaching Profession Opinion Lessons for Summer Learning
Students will benefit when teachers develop, share, and improve powerful teaching resources to implement the Common Core.
Learning Forward, June 18, 2015
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Federal Opinion 4 Lessons From China's Schools
China is committed to creating the very best education system. Here are 4 lessons the U.S. could learn from their efforts.
Learning Forward, May 28, 2015
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Professional Development Opinion What Is An Authentic Professional Learning Community?
Explore the six attributes of effective professional learning communities.
Learning Forward, May 21, 2015
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Professional Development Opinion Choose Learning That Benefits One and All
An experienced school leader shares key steps to achieving school excellence.
Learning Forward, April 29, 2015
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School & District Management Opinion Are You Learning Forward or Backward?
A forward learner engages in high-quality professional learning that improves practice and benefits students.
Learning Forward, April 20, 2015
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IT Infrastructure & Management Opinion Important Lessons From a Software Giant
The key to success for any educational organization is rooted in these learning fundamentals.
Learning Forward, April 16, 2015
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Professional Development Opinion Spread Effective Teaching From Room To Room
Both individual and collective learning are critical to support all teachers to be their best.
Learning Forward, April 8, 2015
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Professional Development Opinion PD Brain Trust Wants Your Input on Professional Learning Redesign
A network of leading thinkers, designers, and practitioners addresses the challenges of implementing and sustaining effective professional learning.
Learning Forward, March 17, 2015
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Education Opinion Choosing Between What Matters and What Counts
Let's find ways to connect relicensure policies to meaningful professional learning for all educators.
Learning Forward, March 4, 2015
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