Teacher Prep Review: Preparation in Elementary Mathematics
May 2022Improving instruction in elementary mathematics is critical to supporting better academic and life outcomes for our students. While weak elementary...
Achieving Equity and Excellence for Aspiring Teachers of Color
Building a more diverse teacher workforce is essential to addressing educational inequity for students of color. A new NCTQ analysis considers teacher licensure test pass rate data through the lenses of excellence and racial equity, highlighting institutions that achieve racial equity in their pass rates, pointing toward promising practices that others can adopt, and proving that high pass rates for aspiring teachers of color are entirely achievable.
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Training + Recruitment
Driven by Data: Using Licensure Tests to Build a Strong, Diverse Teacher Workforce
July 2021The NCTQ publication of long-hidden data on institutional pass rates for elementary content teacher licensure tests serves as a compass,...
State of the States 2021: Teacher Preparation Policy
March 2021NCTQ examines state policy trends that govern some of the most essential aspects of teacher preparation, from reading and content...
Staffing
Ensuring Students' Equitable Access to Qualified and Effective Teachers
April 2022How states have responded to a 2015 federal law that they collect and report on the equitable distribution of teacher...
State of the States 2021: State Reporting of Teacher Supply and Demand Data
December 2021What data do states collect and report on the teacher labor market? Do states connect data on supply and demand...
Six steps to use student teachers to solve staffing challenges
September 2021For school districts looking to fulfill staffing needs, hosting student teachers offers many advantages to creating a pool of effective...
Evaluation + Support
If you want to help new teachers improve, invest in great coaches
April 2022People have life coaches, nutrition coaches, and executive coaches. So, it's no surprise to see schools turning to coaches as...
Seven ways to make improving teacher evaluation worth the work
February 2022A look at how using evidence-based practices can help ensure that teacher evaluation systems produce positive outcomes.
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The Four Pillars to Reading Success
June 2020Learning how to read is not something that comes naturally. Many children need instruction from their teachers that follows the...
Compensation
Are teacher salaries keeping up with inflation?
March 2022An in-depth look at whether teacher salary increases have kept pace with rising consumer prices.
COVID-related incentives for teachers during the 2021-22 school year
December 2021Teachers faced many difficulties last year due to the pandemic. Concerns about teachers not returning for the 2021-22 school year...
Smart Money 2.0
July 2021A new analysis by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) examines salary data and related compensation materials from 90...