Sarah Schwarz – January 2025 – EdWeek

“It’s one of the most common complaints about teacher professional development: The programming that districts put together doesn’t actually address the instructional challenges that vex teachers the most.
Teachers often feel like the rare time set aside for them to improve their craft isn’t actually designed in a way that will lead to better outcomes for students—in part because administrators who aren’t in the classroom set the PD agenda.
A growing statewide network in West Virginia is hoping to fix this intractable problem.”


