Teacher Professional Development in Congregational SettingsFootnote¹

¹The research upon which the article is based was generously funded by the Mandel Foundation. The opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agency. We thank Sharon Feiman-Nemser for comments on the article and Mindy Hepner for editorial suggestions.

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