Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of professional development programs in order to eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand effective ones. (flsenate.gov)
In addition, IES should invite universities and research firms to submit proposals for convening state legislators, school board members, and other local stakeholders to learn about existing data on effective and ineffective programs in a particular area, such as preschool education or teacher preparation. (educationnext.org)
Greater attention and research need to be focused on the nature and content of these programs and their delivery systems before directly assessing their effects as we run the risk of confusing mixed findings with ineffective programs. (yogauonline.com)