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As I thought about my answer, I found myself articulating some thing I have been thinking and even saying in some tiny circles, even though not sufficient in circles that matter. The worst thing that has happened to us in this economic scenario is that our members uncover that they don't have sufficient or even credible evidence of the impact of their work to advocate for maintaining funding for professional development. Without the data to support the impact of professional development on professional practices and student learning, it is hard to substantiate an argument about not dramatically reducing, or even eliminating, resources for professional learning. Educators, unlike business, are not as adept at providing return on investment data or impact data about professional development. I regret that we as an association have not supplied sufficient support to our members to evaluate their work.
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