Without competent teachers, innovations falter and reforms wither. What is the profession doing—and what does it need to do—to ensure that teachers succeed?

A look at these statistics shows who teachers are and what they care about most.

Reinvention of teacher education is high on the agenda.

An increase of teacher effectiveness is central to the vision.

The authors review the efforts of unions past and wonder whether current quests will make a difference.

Lessons gleaned from using portfolios as tools for professional development, as well as for evaluation.

A superintendent requests that his various constituents—from parents to students, teachers to staff assistants—rate his work.

What schools are doing to stem the exodus of new teachers from the profession.

A mentoring program helps experienced teachers to guide new ones through their crucial first year.

Teacher training institutions ponder the implications of emergency permits granted to teachers with little field experience.

Researchers find PDSs improve the performance of teacher candidates in at least three ways.

“Getting better together” is how one participant describes the partnership of high school staff, university faculty, and teacher candidates.

What does a student teacher do when adults on the teaching team practice unfamiliar—and perhaps unwise—strategies?

How urban PDSs can bridge cultural chasms and sensitize new teachers.

A program that involves teacher interns in on-site school improvement projects.

The International School of Bangkok discovered what kind of technology staff development worked best.

A study group's work spurred dramatic increase in student motivation.

A research study examines the characteristics of a quality professional development program.

From site-based decision making to study groups—how district staff development can increase student achievement.

To become a more effective teacher educator, the author began with doing the assignments she gave to her students.

The rules sound simple, but...