At the conclusion of our March 2, 2010 Convening in Los Angeles, we asked participants:  “After reading, listening and talking with your colleagues, in what ways have your perceptions changed about what is most needed to improve teaching effectiveness?”

On March 2nd, 2010, in Los Angeles, Teachers Network and the Ford Foundation co-hosted a conversation with the Cotsen Family Foundation, the Stuart Foundation, and the Los Angeles Education Partnership. The conversation was inspired by the survey conducted by Teachers Network—funded by the Ford Foundation—asking why competent and effective teachers stay or leave the profession.  Then, the conversation continued in L.A. to build on the survey information and ask, “What will it really take to make sure every child has an effective teacher?”