Teacher Prep Review: Building Content Knowledge
February 2023New data and analysis from NCTQ finds significant opportunities for teacher preparation programs to improve their coursework requirements to ensure...
Too many new teachers start their careers unprepared for the realities of the classroom because they haven't had enough high-quality "hands on" practice. Their students lose out on learning because of it.
NCTQ's new Clinical Practice Framework details the six areas of clinical practice—backed by research and supported by the field—that lead to a strong clinical practice experience.
New data and analysis from NCTQ finds significant opportunities for teacher preparation programs to improve their coursework requirements to ensure...
Building a more diverse teacher workforce is essential to addressing educational inequity for students of color. In this analysis, NCTQ...
Improving instruction in elementary mathematics is critical to supporting better academic and life outcomes for our students. While weak elementary...
Several school district leaders shared how they've accomplished recent gains in building a more diverse teacher workforce.
Given both the importance—and dearth—of nuanced, local data on teacher supply and demand, NCTQ set out to understand the key...
How states have responded to a 2015 federal law that they collect and report on the equitable distribution of teacher...
Results of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress reveal alarming results: Since 2019, scores declined substantially for all students,...
People have life coaches, nutrition coaches, and executive coaches. So, it's no surprise to see schools turning to coaches as...
A look at how using evidence-based practices can help ensure that teacher evaluation systems produce positive outcomes.
Lack of affordable housing exacerbates the teacher staffing challenges that many school districts face.
Salaries are one of the most powerful policy levers states and school districts can use to attract qualified, effective, and...
An in-depth look at whether teacher salary increases have kept pace with rising consumer prices.