Learning Forward blog
- The Learning Professional announces 2025 themes
With only the October and December journals left to publish this year, the Learning Forward publications team sets its sights on the 2025 issues of The Learning Professional. Informed by
- Maryland is Partnering with Learning Forward to Elevate Educator Professional Learning Statewide
Learning Forward and its affiliate, Learning Forward Maryland, are pleased to announce Standards for Professional Learning are at work in Maryland in the 2024-25 school year guiding new statewide initiatives
- The 2024 PDK Poll: Attracting, Retaining Good Teachers Matters to Americans, Who Say They Will Vote their Conscience in November
Public education is a significant election issue for many voters, and a new poll shows that Americans’ top educational priorities are preparing students to enter the workforce and attracting and
- Maryland adopts Standards for Professional Learning. Here’s their plan
In a significant move aimed at lifting student achievement, the Maryland State Board of Education has unanimously voted to adopt Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning. The board’s 10-0 vote
- Newsmakers: Frederick Brown elected board chair of Learning First Alliance; Melinda George presenting at White House digital learning summit
Dallas, Texas – Learning Forward is pleased to announce that two of its leaders are at the forefront of driving meaningful change through lending their service and expertise to catalytic
- New school year, new focus: Teacher and leader professional learning key to student success
As families prepare for the upcoming school year, experts emphasize that academic success relies on more than just the right school supplies and backpacks. A critical, yet often overlooked, factor
- Senate appropriations committee approves level funding for Title IIA in bipartisan FY25 education funding bill
On Thursday, August 1, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved on a 25-3 vote its Fiscal Year 2025 Labor HHS Education bill. Significantly, Title IIA, which had been eliminated in the
- Learning Forward chosen to partner with Maryland State Department of Education to establish a new system of professional learning tied to teachers’ career ladder
Dallas, Texas- Learning Forward has been awarded a System of Professional Learning Grant from the Maryland State Department of Education. The $1.9 million competitive grant invests in professional learning by training teams
- How a Florida district spent federal Title IIA dollars to lift up C-graded schools
The federal Title IIA grant program supports the professional growth and expertise of about 2 million teachers annually, and those dollars matter a lot to states and districts working to
- Fleming highlights importance of professional learning for principals
Learning Forward’s Paul Fleming has been chosen to speak with leaders across the K-12 spectrum about the value of professional learning and leadership development for principals and the teachers they
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