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This task force is investigating the kinds of professional development services that might be offered , such as announcing professional development opportunities and products , providing a range of archival teacher resources , and facilitating communication on professional development issues . Degrees : Higher Education offers work for the master of science degree with thesis and master of education degree ( non-thesis ) and a specialization in higher education , as well as postgraduate professional development . The graduate students receive a stipend as well as valuable professional development opportunities . It is somewhat encouraging that teachers received about as much professional development on the underlying content and instructional issues as they did on strategies to raise test scores . Enough to " keep 100 schools open that are slated to be closed , save class size reduction in all K – 3 programs and extend that program to the fourth grade , [ and ] provide twice as much professional development for teachers , " according to state schools chief Jack O'Connell , who has joined the California Teachers Association ( CTA ) and parents in a lawsuit to get the money back . These programs serve a varied population ; most are designed as in-service professional development for current administrators , whereas others seek to identify , recruit , and prepare teachers with leadership promise .