It is often the first thing cut from budgets. Businesses tend to be very appreciative of the need for employee training in ways school boards aren't. Businesses have begun to invest more in their own employee training and could support ongoing teacher training. They could privately fund high-quality training to help teachers upgrade their skills. It offers some of the highest-quality sustained training for teachers in the region.
Teachers voluntarily go for training courses, sometimes multiple times a year.
They learn about new teaching techniques, and get technical training. Many school districts, particularly in urban areas, haven't upgraded their personnel offices. Places like New York City and Los Angeles have outdated hiring processes that can take six to eight months and be so frustrating that many qualified teachers are turned away. There is no automation, there are no computers. There aren't even people in place to respond to phone requests.