The Finance Project

Promising Practices Catalog

Economic Success Clearinghouse/WIN

Out-of-School Time

Professional Development in Education

Finding Federal Funding

Sustainability Planning

Investments in Children's Services Clearinghouse

Youth Programs Resource Center

Youth Transitions Resource Center

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EDUCATION

Professional development, including pre-service preparation and leadership training, is drawing increased attention as practitioners, policymakers, and researchers seek to support and strengthen education reform initiatives and help students succeed academically.

This clearinghouse connects you to key resources about developing, financing and sustaining quality professional development programs for teachers and school administrators. It is a one-stop place to learn about news, research, policies, promising practices, and tools related to professional development in education.

Sustaining Community Revitalization: A Tool for Preparing Budgets for Promise Neighborhoods. The following fiscal mapping tool will help leaders identify funding resources in their communities to help build a stable base of support for their work.

Sustaining Community Revitalization: A Tool for Mapping Funds for Promise Neighborhood Initiatives. The following cost development tool lays out a step-by-step approach to calculating those fiscal needs. The associated worksheets help Promise Neighborhood leaders to identify and understand their costs on a year-by-year basis--both by type of solution (e.g., education programs, family and community supports, etc.) and by the overarching cost categories carried by the grantee.

Budget Worksheets for Promise Neighborhood Initiatives. The following worksheets help Promise Neighborhood leaders to identify and understand their costs on a year-to-year basis--both by the type of solution (e.g., education programs, family and community supports, etc.) and by the overarching cost categories carried by the grantee. The associated cost development tool lays out a step-by-step approach to calculating those fiscal needs.