It is the first thing to go when budgets get tight. It is the first thing we cancel when things get too busy or we are short staffed. We feel guilty asking for it, but then we often don’t take full ...

McKinney and 12 of her Mt. View colleagues who specialize in helping English learners master the English language have been ...

As director of the master of applied professional studies (M.A.P.S.) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I’ve seen firsthand how transformative a well-designed professional development ...

We often think of volunteering as completely unrelated to our day jobs, but professional volunteerism is one of the most valuable ways to give back to our communities. Traditional volunteering ...

Earning your degree and landing that first position in your career field of choice might seem like an exciting finish line to what’s been many years of academic preparation and training. But in ...

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Jon Minton had been the principal of Elizabethton High School in eastern Tennessee for five years when, in 2024, the state ...

Developing and continual growth as a professional is an important part of most careers, but it plays a pivotal role if you’re a registered nurse (RN). Depending on the state you practice in, ...