February 02 2010 by 
Stephanie Hirsh
AFT president Randi Weingarten's bold pledge to improve teacher evaluation should be applauded, but it only addresses the needs of a small percentage of teachers.
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January 26 2010 by Stephanie Hirsh
What should we do with the country's $3 billion dollar annual investment in professional development each year? Here are three suggestions.
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January 06 2010 by Stephanie Hirsh
A recent discussion with Dr. Kent McGuire centered on getting smarter about how we promote effective professional development.
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December 01 2009 by Stephanie Hirsh
The expertise to raise student and school performance already resides in most schools. The way to make it spread hinges on how we change the culture of most schools and provide support to school and teacher leaders to make it happen.
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November 23 2009 by Stephanie Hirsh
Teacher networks promote teachers' participation in important policy discussions and decisions that most directly affect student achievement.
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