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"The report captures educators’ voices on classroom experiences, working conditions and professional growth. This edition also includes exclusive findings on the impact of AI in education and increasingly diverse student populations."

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"The teachers...expressed a desire for practical and concrete materials and activities..." for "...their contexts...underscored by a desire for training in specific pedagogical skills (i.e., reading or classroom management), or in specific pedagogies that might support student success."

"One of the roles of the TRGs is, as the name implies, to support teachers as action researchers within their school communities..." and articles show evidence of "positive impacts on teaching identity and practice."

"The TRS has been crucial in the professionalization of teaching, improvement of teaching quality, and the implementation of educational reforms...However...TRGs are mandated...as part of the education system in China...resulting in formalism and sometimes lack of autonomy for many teachers."

"The TRG model, built and relied solely upon the collaboration of teachers at the ground level, is considered by scholars as similar to that of a Professional Learning Community (PLC), as they share critical features such as teacher reflections, shared vision and values, and collaborative efforts.."

"An integral part of the educational landscape of China, CPD activities are conducted via a well-organized structure called the Teaching Research System (TRS)..."comprising "Teaching Research Groups (TRGs) that are organized by subjects at the school level..."