Professional Learning and Development Research Alliance (Historical)

Evidence suggested that school districts invest significant resources in teacher professional learning and development (PLD). Given this substantial investment, districts needed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to improve instruction. Yet many district officials reported that they found it difficult to evaluate their PLD efforts effectively and rigorously. The Professional Learning and Development Research Alliance supported district leaders from across the region in making evidence-based decisions regarding the selection, adaptation, scale up, and/or discontinuation of PLD programs and interventions.