Perhaps no other aspect of the teacher-quality system in the United States suffers from an identity crisis as severe as that of professional development. Few in the education field discount the ...

Results of a Summit School District staff survey show a desire among teachers for more time to learn and hone professional development skills while highlighting strong workplace support in other areas ...

Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

As her 7th graders wrapped up the school year this past spring, Louisiana math teacher Lerinda Baham was finishing a class of her own—a 50-hour teacher training in middle school math. With the ...

The mission of our English Language Arts Department is for staff, families, and community members to work in partnership to ensure that all students have adequate and equitable access to high-quality ...

Most teachers are ill-prepared to meet the needs of the children struggling to learn English in California's public schools, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, ...