Learning Forward

Learning Forward is a nonprofit association dedicated to advancing professional learning in order to improve educator practice and student achievement. The organization will update and enhance the widely adopted Standards for Professional Learning that guide the field by incorporating new research and policy as well as input from educators, system leaders, policymakers, and researchers. Leaning Forward will then develop and disseminate these field-vetted standards and implementation tools, along with related resources, which will contribute to the transformation of U.S. education systems.

Learning Forward is a national association that builds education leaders’ capacity to establish and sustain highly effective professional learning for their organizations. This grant will fund the What Matters Now Network, which convenes state, district, and school leaders so they can develop solutions for improving professional learning systems. The network expects to facilitate and study practitioner-driven policy changes that will increase support for educators and outcomes for underserved students.