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Launched in 2008 by NSDC and a team of researchers from the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE), the three-part Status of Professional Learning research study aims to measure the effectiveness of professional learning in the United States. Funding for the multiyear research effort comes from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Authors:R. C. Wei, L. Darling-Hammond, A. Andree, N. Richardson, S. OrphanosPublished in:National Staff Development CouncilPublished:February 2009 Abstract "A new report from the National Staff Development Council and the School Redesign Network compares American teachers' participation in professional development with that of teachers in the international community. The report finds that the United States is substantially behind other OECD nations in providing the kinds of powerful professional learning opportunities that are more likely to build their capacity and have significant impacts on student learning."