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Analysis of Seattle Contract Proposals
As Seattle Public Schools and the local teachers union negotiate a new contract, NCTQ takes a side-by-side look at each party's proposal, concluding that the district's plans, if enacted, would put Seattle at the forefront of teacher-quality reform.
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The Final Stretch in the Race to the Top
Before the 10 winners of the Round 2 Race to the Top funds were announced, NCTQ assesed the "Great Teachers and Leaders" sections of the 19 finalists' proposals and recommended which states should have been given green, yellow, and red lights.
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+ Download the brief |
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Invisible Ink in Teacher Contracts
State laws, not union contracts, have the biggest influence on the rules that govern the teaching profession. The reasons why are explained in this Education Next article, an update of our 2008 "Invisible Ink" report co-authored by NCTQ's president, Kate Walsh, and district policy director, Emily Cohen.
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Building Teacher Quality in Baltimore City Public Schools
The Baltimore school district attracts strong teacher candidates but doesn't do a good job of holding onto them. This finding and many others are included in a new NCTQ report, which is part of a series on teacher quality studies in urban districts.
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+ Download the report |
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+ Read the press release |
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Ed School Essentials: Evaluating the Fundamentals of Teacher Training Programs in Texas
NCTQ's latest ed school report focuses on the Lone Star State, using 25 standards to evaluate 67 programs. See how schools measure up in terms of admission standards, content-area preparation, licensure requirements and much more. Check out, also, our ed school consumers' guide.
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+ Download executive summary |
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+ Download full report |
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+ Download press release |
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New on State Teacher Policy Yearbook website: Search by topic
In addition to downloading full Yearbook reports, users can now search for graphs and tables summarizing how all 50 states stack up on Yearbook topics, including evaluation, licensure, teacher preparation, compensation, dismissal, as well as search for specific state information within each topic.
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NCTQ Responds to Questions
With the recent release of our study on teacher preparation in Texas, and a report on Illinois slated for the fall, education schools in those states have had questions about our motives and methodology.
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+ See a sample of our responses |
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+ See responses on NCTQ's role, our methodology, our standards, or all three. |
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Navigating the Race to the Top Traffic Jam
Earlier this year, NCTQ reviewed the "Great Teachers and Leaders" section of the 16 finalists' Race to the Top Round 1 proposals. We gave the green light to three states, including the eventual winners, Tennessee and Delaware. Our report on the Round 2 finalists is now out, but you can take a look at our Round 1 analysis as well.
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+ Download the brief |
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Teacher Layoffs: Rethinking Last-Hired, First-Fired Policies
Read the first in a series of white papers exploring policies embedded in union contracts.
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+ Download the paper |
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Calculate your state's odds of winning a Race to the Top grant, using NCTQ's new scorecard. Of the four assurances required for Race to the Top funding, only one of them "Great Teachers and Leaders" is likely to MAKE or BREAK states' chances. IS YOUR STATE COMPETITIVE? |
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+ Download the Race to the Top Scorecard |
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Study of Illinois Teacher Preparation Programs begins
Advance Illinois, an independent organization promoting an effective public education system in Illinois, has commissioned the National Council on Teacher Quality to conduct a study intended to help strengthen pre-service preparation of Illinois teachers. The study will rate 56 Illinois teacher preparation programs against a set of common standards. A FAQ has been developed to answer questions about the study and its intended outcomes. A calendar indicating the progress of the study is available. A report will be issued in fall 2010.
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NCTQ issues a report on Colorado, the last of a series of four state reports on elementary teacher preparation in reading and mathematics. |
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+ Download Colorado report |
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+ Download New Mexico report |
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+ Download Utah report |
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+ Download Wyoming report |
