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- Continuing resolution signed – Title IIA still not safe in FY 2025 appropriations
On Thursday, Sept. 26, President Biden signed a three-month continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government at current funding levels until Dec. 20, 2024. The CR avoids a government
- How to prepare for a professional development conference
Conferences are key components of educator professional development strategies because of the way such events can assemble a diverse array of experts, practitioners, and researchers from which attendees can choose
- Learning Forward Gathers Thousands of Educators in Denver, December 8-11, 2024
Media Advisory | Learning Forward Annual Conference | Dive into how high-quality professional learning transforms educator effectiveness and increases student achievement by covering Learning Forward’s Annual Conference, held December 8-11,
- 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
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