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Pretty Darn Quick

NCTQ's take on the latest and greatest in the world of teacher policies.

PDQ Archive

2012 (32)

February (14)

It Starts At the Top

With all due RESPECT

A Tale of Two States

A Call to Action in Miami

Connecticut Gets Serious About Teacher Quality

Teachers, will you be our Valentine?

Pay day in Chicago

Being a leader isn't always easy

Chester-Upland: Don't let this happen in your backyard

Science fiction at the White House Science Fair

The pulse: what are states doing to expand the teaching pool?

Luddites, technophiles, and student data...oh my!

Helicopter parenting gets new meaning in New Hampshire

States need to zoom in on teacher prep

January (18)

LIFO: the education acronym of the year

What's the use?

Full-court press

Raising the Bar

2011 State Teacher Policy Yearbook: No Ordinary Year

Learning how to give--and receive

The newest nest egg: malleable intelligence

Miami (ad)vice

Essay questions making a comeback?

Hollywood clashes with NEA

Uncanny parallels in professional training

Not Enough Transparency in the Bayou State

The cowardly lion phenomenon in accountability for teacher prep

One Small Step for Pension Reform

RE teacher evaluations: New MET findings out today!

New Data on the Teacher Prep Pipeline

The clinical immersion model of teacher prep

More on lax grading standards in teacher prep

2011 (136)

	December (15) More on teacher prep selectivity The student teaching tsunami reaches . . . South Dakota? The teaching profession's chicken-and-egg problem Twas the week before Christmas The x-Factor in elementary teacher prep The Social Media Debate Continues Made a list, checked it twice TNTP offers new award for extraordinary teaching Transparency Central gets an upgrade NEW in TR3: Maximum teacher salaries The student teacher tsunami turns rogue wave Selectivity or Bust Hitting a nerve or hitting the nail on the head? New FRL data show recession's impact A win-win-win situation
	November (18) Look up salaries in LA, layoff procedures in DC, class size ceilings in NYC, and more! We've sorted through thousands of documents so you don't have to. Playing to win No room at the inn for student teachers Value-added test scores for teacher evaluation: Aw shucks. . .do they have to be valid? CCSSO to tackle teacher prep The student teacher tsunami An economist's assessment of "Assessing the Compensation of Public School Teachers" Assessing the Spin of "Assessing the Compensation of Public School Teachers" NCTQ's National Review is an "open book" More information but no bottom line on charter school management organizations Teacher educator asks right question: Just why are deans so resistant to national review? Tennessee Moves to Reform Teacher Preparation Our Thanks to Alaska A MATCH made in heaven? The Pressure is On in L.A. Are Missouri teachers going to "like" the repeal of the Facebook ban? Digging Deeper Into Teacher Layoffs
	October (15) Teacher Voice in the Deseret News Mentoring matters What teachers think about teacher prep Sea change in teacher effectiveness policies State school boards want teacher prep to catch up with . . . the NCAA Second this call for transparency Burning the candle? Gone already? A lesson to be learned from the teaching profession The power of perception Warren Buffett's right on the money How popular are defined benefit pension plans? Massachusetts take two: Springfield style National Review: Standards on coursework are NOT arbitrary Teacher prep value-added models aren't even at stage 1.0
	September (17) Boosting teachers... and teacher evaluations Hot off the press: The latest on the value-added of teacher prep programs The increasing importance of teacher preparation quality Randi is Right Character study? the gritty truth Finally a Bride Nowhere to go but up? One of those (sets of) pictures that speaks a thousand words Where the rubber meets the road Filling the ed school glass Sick Leave Headaches Wireless mentors Bargain hunting among teacher preparation courses? Inputs vs. Outputs? Why Should We Have to Choose? National Review: Let's hear it for innovation- as long as it's built on strong core principles Heart Pitter Patters for Terry Grier Re-testing for results?
	August (21) The court "likes" Missouri teachers The Price of Making Teacher Evaluations Public What the teacher surplus means for teacher preparation Chicago extends its school year -- finally! Q and A with Hartford Parent Organization Council Spending on education? Stocks. . . bonds. . . or teachers? The public weighs in: sacred cows and selectivity How much field work should teacher candidates do? Somewhere between 0 and 800 hours... Baltimore's Catch-22 Thank you - Council of Great City Schools National Review: Shouldn't teacher candidates meet higher academic standards than football players? National Review: Whether an institution is public or private doesn't amount to a hill of beans when we rate on standards A former ed school dean weighs in on student teaching issues National Review: We are formal teacher preparation's best friend Should we care where teachers come from? Be careful what you wish for Suspicious Behavior The elephant in the teacher prep room We want to hear from teachers about teacher prep Beyond the Big Bucks
	July (20) Shuffle has no love from us True partnership means REAL communication Friends don't let friends turn themselves "upside-down" when they can barely stand upright Ogden schools: Putting the cart before the horse Teachers having a voice, being heard Puzzling lack of consensus: What to teach new teachers? Preview of NCTQ's "rating clearinghouse" for our national review of teacher prep Student Teaching in the United States Coming tomorrow: NCTQ releases unprecedented examination of student teaching There's always a first time... National Review: Independent from TFA National Review: Diverse Funders with a Common Goal of Improving Teacher Prep National Review: No bias on the basis of state regulations (New) Business as Usual IB's surprising indifference to teacher quality Alternative certification isn't alternative, redux. Money-back guaranteed teacher preparation A tale of three cities Where is teacher evaluation collectively bargained? Zooming in on lecture-style teaching
	June (15) Summer heats up over school pension reform Q & A with NewTLA co-founder, Mike Stryer Don't know much about. . . Under the microscope: teacher preparation NCTQ at the Movies: Bad Teacher Self-control in the classroom The Danger of Waivers for Favors Changing the Catch 22 for master educators The beat goes on Hot tip for special ed students who want to excel academically -- steer clear of special ed teachers Here's one report card we won't put on the fridge NCTQ's national review: An unnecessary tug of war between inputs and outcomes A fail-safe education? To HQT or not to HQT The pension house of cards grows ever shakier
	May (8) Watch the pendulum swing: Teachers matter. Teachers don't matter. Teachers matter. Teachers don't matter. Three Questions on Race to the Top 2.0 5 myths about performance pay Connecting the dots... Who's the mark? Having their cake and eating it too Common Content Dustup Holding students harmless from class size increases
	April (6) Even more sunshine! How long does it take to count to 10? Let the Sunshine In! Our Review of Teacher Preparation Programs with U.S. News: Setting the Record Straight Nashville Performance Pay Study Under Fire Where are the best teachers? (Hint: Right where you think they are)
	March (1) NCTQ is Now a Piece of the PIE

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