A Fair Chance
Feb 1 2019In A Fair Chance: Simple steps to strengthen and diversify the teacher workforce, NCTQ analysis reveals both astonishingly high numbers...
Maintaining strong elementary content requirements for prospective teachers
49 states do not publish critical data on first-time program pass rates, leaving aspiring teachers in the dark about programs where they are unlikely to pass their elementary content licensure test on the first try.
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Training + Recruitment
Strengthening Reading Instruction Databurst
Aug 1 2018This study examines all 50 states' and the District of Columbia's requirements regarding the science of reading for elementary and...
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2018 Teacher Prep Review
Apr 1 2018The 2018 Teacher Prep Review examines the results of rating 567 traditional graduate programs, 129 alternative route programs, and 18...
Staffing
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Teacher Shortages and Surpluses Databurst
Feb 1 2018The Teacher Shortages and Surpluses Databurst is an analysis of states' work to track teacher shortages and surpluses, and to...
High Hopes and Harsh Realities: The real challenges to building a diverse workforce
Aug 1 2016Public schools are suffering from a well-publicized diversity problem. Students of color make up nearly half of all public school...
Roll Call: The importance of teacher attendance
Jun 1 2014This report breaks down teacher attendance for 40 districts in the nation's largest cities in the 2012-2013 school year. We...
Evaluation + Support
Making a Difference
Oct 1 2018The past decade has been marked by rapid changes in teacher evaluations. While many districts and states announced their intention...
Fall 2017 ESSA Educator Equity Best Practices Guide
Nov 1 2017The Best Practice Guide highlights exemplary work to meet the ESSA's educator equity requirements among the 34 state plans analyzed...
How principals can change the culture around teacher evaluations
Oct 19 2017Imagine a test where the only grades a student could earn were A or A-. Envision an update to Yelp...
Compensation
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Strategic Teacher Compensation Databurst
May 1 2018NCTQ's Strategic Teacher Compensation Databurst is a study of states' strategic teacher compensation policies which includes a snapshot of all...
States, Strikes, and Teacher Salaries
May 1 2018Teachers' demands in strikes across the country have varied, but there's no question that low salaries are one of the...
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October 2017: Does low pay shut teachers out of the housing market?
Oct 17 2017Teacher salaries are always in the news, but in the last few months we've noticed that housing affordability for teachers...