Building Better Teachers

National Review of
Teacher Preparation Programs

 

Endorsements of the review

Education schools need to embrace the reality that they are professional schools and refocus their work on the world of practice and practitioners. It is the only way they can become both excellent and useful.
- Arthur Levine
Former President of Teachers College,
Columbia University
Educating School Teachers (2006)

Helping new teachers get "student-ready" is essential for ensuring excellence in our schools. NCTQ's teacher prep review will identify which programs are best at equipping new teachers with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed, providing concrete feedback on how the entire field can get better.

That's why all around the country education leaders and organizations committed to strengthening our schools are expressing their support for the review. They understand that aspiring teachers, district superintendents, state officials and the public at large need to know more about the institutions charged with building better teachers.

Chiefs for Change

A coalition of state school chiefs and leaders that share a zeal for education reform

Chiefs for Change statement of support

  • Janet Barresi, Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • Tony Bennett, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction & Chair of Chiefs for Change
  • Stephen Bowen, Maine Commissioner of Education
  • Chris Cerf, New Jersey Commissioner of Education
  • Deborah A. Gist, Rhode Island Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Kevin Huffman, Tennessee Commissioner of Education
  • Hanna Skandera, New Mexico Public Education Department Secretary-Designate
  • Eric Smith, Former Florida Commissioner of Education

State Superintendents

School District Leaders

Education Advocacy Organizations