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Recent press releases

• 8/26/2010: United States Making Mixed Progress in Improving Teacher Learning
  
  
• 8/25/2010: National Education Poll Underscores Need for Better Professional Development
  
  
• 8/9/2010: Education Stakeholders Study State Policy and Collective Bargaining Language
  
  
• 7/14/2010: MetLife Foundation Supports Revision of National Staff Development Council’s Standards for Staff Development
  
  
• 5/11/2010: NSDC Lauds Introduction of Landmark Bill that Would Transform Teacher Learning
  
  
• 3/31/2010: Maryland State Department of Education and National Staff Development Council Release Resource for Evaluating Teacher Professional Development
  
  
• 3/24/2010: Educator Collaboration and Job Satisfaction on the Rise: MetLife Survey Findings Confirm Importance of Collaborative Professional Learning
  
  
• 3/11/2010: The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Grant Supports National Staff Development Council’s Learning School Alliance
  
  
• 3/11/2010: MetLife Survey: Educators Believe in Power of High Expectations Yet Struggle to Reach All Students
  
  
• 3/3/2010: Survey of More Than 40,000 Teachers Highlights Consensus on Education Solutions
  
  
• 2/23/2010: MetLife Survey Validates Need to Focus on Continuous Improvement of Teachers
  
  
• 1/8/2010: Frederick Brown to Become NSDC’s Director of Strategy and Development
  
  
• 1/6/2010: New Officers and Board Members at NSDC
  
  
• 12/8/2009: NSDC Announces 2009 Award Winners
  
  
• 12/8/2009: Thomas Guskey and Shirley Hord Receive NSDC’s Contribution to the Field Award
  
  
• 12/8/2009: Marti Richardson Receives NSDC's Distinguished Service Award
  
  
• 12/8/2009: Page Keeley Receives NSDC's Susan Loucks-Horsley Award
  
  
• 12/8/2009: DeKalb County School System Receives NSDC’s Shirley Havens Support and Classified Staff Development Award
  
  
• 12/8/2009: Mistilina Sato, Ruth Chung Wei, and Linda Darling-Hammond Receive NSDC's Best Research Award
  
  
• 12/8/2009: NSDC Names Change Wars Staff Development Book of the Year
  
  
• 10/2009: New Book from NSDC: Tools & Talk: Data, Conversation, and Action for Classroom and School Improvement
  
  
• 8/10/2009: National Staff Development Council Receives MetLife Foundation Grant to Launch Learning School Alliance
  
  
• 5/1/2009: Obama Administration Calls on States and School Districts to Use Stimulus Funds for Professional Development
  
  
• 4/2/2009: NSDC Announces Two New Positions
  
  
• 2/4/2009: NSDC Releases Comprehensive Study: United States Is Substantially Behind Other Nations in Providing Teacher Professional Development That Improves Student Learning; Report Identifies Practices that Work
  
  
• 12/2008: National Staff Development Council Receives Wallace Foundation Grant to Advance School Leadership Agenda, Expand Dissemination Efforts
  
  
• 12/2008: MetLife Foundation Grant Supports National Staff Development Council's Learning School Alliance
  
  
• 12/2008: New Officers and Board Members at NSDC
  
  
• 9/2008: National Staff Development Council Names Carol Francois as New Director of Learning
  
  
• 8/22/2008: Educators Must Dramatically Increase Their Knowledge & Skills to Meet Rising Expectations & Global Demands
  
  

Learning Forward featured in other publications

Find links to news and journal articles featuring our staff and initiatives.

• 8/26/2010: More induction, less-intense P.D. for teachers, report finds, Education Week.
  
  
• 8/10/2010: Make professional learning a joyful experience, Education News. Written by Distinguished Senior Fellow Hayes Mizell.
  
  
• 7/18/2010: Teacher development not a smart cutback in tough times, The Seattle Times. Written by Patricia Wasley and Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 6/10/2010: Partnership of major education associations urges a stronger focus on professional development, Learning First Alliance.
  
  
• 4/12/2010: How do you define PD?, Education Week.
  
  
• 3/29/2010: Making professional development investments that matter, Public School Insights (blog from Learning First Alliance).
  
  
• 2/26/2010: Enhanced model needed for ongoing teacher training, The Journal Gazette. Written by Wendy Robinson and Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 2/17/2010: Teacher learning: Sine qua non of school innovation, Education Week.
  
  
• 2/17/2010: Educator teamwork seen as key to school gains, Teacher Magazine.
  
  
• 2/1/2010: Letter to the editor: Professional learning: Expand it in AFT Plan, Education Week.
  
  
• 1/20/2010: Leading education organizations urge swift reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Learning First Alliance.
  
  
• 1/1/2010: Teachers fix a broken school, The News-Sentinel. LSA school experiences dramatic turnaround.
  
  
• 12/8/2009: Local educator completes prestigious academy program, Houston Style Magazine. Members graduate from NSDC's 19th Academy for Staff Developers. Includes quote by Deputy Executive Director Joellen Killion.
  
  
• 10/4/2009: Give teachers time to train, collaborate, Des Moines Register. This editorial encourages Iowa lawmakers to increase professional development in all 361 districts. Includes quote by Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 9/11/2009: Growth Model, Education Week. Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh is quoted in this EdWeek article about Teach for America's professional development model.
  
  
• 7/31/2009: Making time for teacher collaboration is crucial, Edutopia. NSDC's report, Professional Learning in the Learning Profession is mentioned in this article discussing the effectiveness of professional development.
  
  
• 7/11/2009: For teachers, school's not out for summer, The Press of Atlantic City. New Jersey teachers gain knowledge and skills for the classroom by attending workshops at Richard Stockton College. Includes quote by Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 6/2009: Coaching initiative leaves no teacher behind, Pennsylvania State Education Association. NSDC's Deputy Executive Director Joellen Killion assisted a Pennsylvania school district develop and implement a new K-8 Instructional Coaching Initiative.
  
  
• 6/9/2009: Continuous education is a challenge in the U.S., O Estado de S. Paulo. Brazilian news article discusses findings from NSDC's report on U.S. education, Professional Learning in the Learning Profession. Includes quote by Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 5/24/2009: Smaller class sizes, training opportunities make DODDS schools attractive places for teachers,
  Stars and Stripes. Article compares the Department of Defense Dependents Schools system with stateside school districts. Includes quote by Deputy Executive Director Joellen Killion.
  
  
• 4/15/2009: Outgoing superintendent of Mountain Brook Schools Charles Mason will join Brasfield & Gorrie, Birmingham News. NSDC President Charles Mason speaks of plans after retirement as Superintendent.
  
  
• 4/2/2009: $4M budget cut crimps teachers, Argus Leader. State repeal affects training programs and extra income. Includes quote by Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 3/26/2009: Teacher training goes in virtual directions, Education Week. Educators see an explosion in online-only offerings. Includes quote by Deputy Executive Director Joellen Killion.
  
  
• 3/24/2009: Roundup: Other countries' efforts to develop and support teachers, The Christian Science Monitor. Article identifies teaching-related areas in which nations with high student achievement tend to have an advantage over the US. Summarization from NSDC's 2009 report Professional Learning in the Learning Profession.
  
  
• 3/16/2009: Reinventing professional development in tough times, Teacher Magazine. Article covers an Alabama school-district's innovative approach to professional development. Includes quote by Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 3/11/2009: Time well spent? Teacher learning debated in Wyo., Lebanon Daily News article covers a southeast Wyoming district that voted to get rid of weekly staff development. Includes quote by Deputy Executive Director Joellen Killion.
  
  
• 3/2009: When educators learn, students learn: Eight principles of professional learning, by Stephanie Hirsh and Joellen Killion, Phi Delta Kappan.
  
  
• 2/5/2009: Teachers need more schooling too, Diverse Education. Article covers the NSDC release of their new report, Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: A Status Report on Teacher Development in the United States and Abroad. Includes quote by co-writer Linda Darling-Hammond.
  
  
• 2/5/2009: Mountain Brook superintendent endorses national focus on professional development for teachers, Birmingham News. Includes quote by President Charles Mason and report co-writer, Linda Darling-Hammond.
  
  
• 2/4/2009: Teachers' staff training deemed fragmented, Education Week. EdWeek article covers key findings from the NSDC report, Professional Learning in the Learning Profession: A Status Report on Teacher Development in the United States and Abroad. Includes quote by Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 2/2009: The principal's role in supporting learning communities, by Shirley M. Hord and Stephanie A. Hirsh, Educational Leadership.
  
  
• 1/14/2009: Mtn. Brook (Ala.) schools superintendent leads National Staff Development Council, Birmingham News article about NSDC's current president.
  
  
• 12/2008: Leader & learner, by Stephanie Hirsh and Shirley M. Hord, Principal Leadership. (Copyright 2008 National Association of Secondary School Principals. For more information on NASSP products and services to promote excellence in middle level and high school leadership, visit www.principals.org.)
  
  
• 12/9/2008: Carmel educators complete prestigious program, The Indianapolis Star. Read about graduates of NSDC's Academy for Staff Developers.
  
  
• 12/8/2008: They're all teachers: District support, classified training program wins national award, The Longmont Times-Call. Learn about the latest winners of NSDC's Shirley Havens Support and Classified Staff Development Award.
  
  
• 12/8/2008: Teacher Beat: Darling-Hammond outlines professional-development ideas: Education Week blog. Blog covers Linda Darling-Hammond's keynote address at NSDC's 40 Annual Conference.
  
  
• 11/19/2008: Spending of Federal Teacher-Quality Funds Questioned, Education Week. EdWeek article covers how Title II funds from NCLB have been spent. Includes quote by Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 10/20/2008: Data accessible, training limited, Education Week. EdWeek article examines student-data systems. Includes quote by Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 10/2008: NSDC asks the next U.S. President to promote teacher learning teams, by Stephanie Hirsh, ASQ Primary and Secondary Education Brief. NSDC's executive director calls for the next president to incorporate teacher learning teams into the nation's schools.
  
  
• 8/21/2008: Teacher tool mimics social-networking sites, Education Week. EdWeek article covers online teacher-networking projects. Includes quote by Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh.
  
  
• 7/24/2008: People in leadership roles are ubiquitous, but leaders are in short supply, by Hayes Mizell, Education News. Introductory remarks to participants in the panel session, "Leadership Empowerment from Classroom to Boardroom," at NSDC's 4th Annual Summer Conference in Orlando, Fla., July 2008.
  
  
• 7/15/2008: Kennedy supportive of instructional teams, Education Daily. Edweek article covers vision for NCLB reauthorization.