In spite of new waves of technology, coaching approaches, and the rise of major academic initiatives like the Common Core State Standards, district spending on teacher professional development makes ...

Though the legislature’s Education Committee and the Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee have different sets of priorities this year, some underlying themes are being echoed in both ...

The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill last week that would eliminate federal funding for teacher professional development. The Fiscal Year 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education ...

The digital transformation of K–12 education has prompted many teachers to assume a new role: becoming learners themselves to develop technical and pedagogical expertise with new classroom ...

When planning your staff development, less is more! I recently attended a local education conference that was excellent. The organizers were extremely thoughtful and had planned out every detail of ...

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.