This white paper from Education Resource Strategies (ERS) draws on research, experience, and detailed analyses of three case studies to describe several key steps for moving a school system toward a... Read more »
Funding for Teacher-Led Professional Learning
Schools and districts planning for teacher-led, job-embedded professional learning will need to understand funding sources available to support their professional learning goals. Included here are general resources for funding teacher-led professional learning (TLPL), federal funding for professional learning, and case studies and examples.
General Resources
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A New Vision for Teacher Professional Growth & Support: Six Steps to a More Powerful School System Strategy
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Professional learning funding for individual schools often comes from “shared district resources,” a district-level funding source.
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This short paper explains how schools using Multi-Classroom Leadership, a job model in an Opportunity Culture—which uses job redesign to extend the reach of excellent teachers and their teams, for... Read more »
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This chart offers an overview of funding sources for teacher-led professional learning as well as a description of some broad and specific cost categories.
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This brief from Learning Forward argues that there is a pressing need for schools, districts, states, and vendors to change the way they allocate professional learning resources in order to meet... Read more »
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Education Resource Strategies (ERS) conducted a small study of professional development spending in seven districts. The study found that districts rely heavily on unsustainable federal funding... Read more »
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ERS created a detailed set of worksheets to enable school systems to better quantify their spending on teacher professional growth and support. This resource is one of several in a series.
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This self-assessment tool from ERS allows a school system to determine how well its practices align with the principles for effective professional growth and support. This resource is one of several... Read more »
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This brief from Public Impact shows how to calculate higher pay for teacher leaders and other teachers in “Opportunity Culture” school models while also funding time for teacher-led, on-the-job... Read more »
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This brief from Public Impact summarizes how states and districts that are overhauling their pay and career paths can give top teachers the opportunity to take on new roles and advance in their... Read more »
Federal Funding
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The New America Foundation developed this resource to provide detailed information and links about federal funding programs for PK–12 teachers.
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This ASCD resource concisely lists existing federal programs that support professional development.
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This report from the Center for American Progress and Public Impact discusses how the federal government could play a critical role in expanding every student’s access to excellent teaching.
Case Studies
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Inside the Black Box of School District Spending on Professional Development: Lessons from Comparing Five Urban DistrictsEducation Resource Strategies (ERS) profiled five districts, including information about their professional learning cost structures and funding strategies.
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The Iowa General Assembly approved $50 million for the first year of implementation of the Teacher Leadership and Compensation System, a new career ladder that rewards effective teachers with... Read more »