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...
Making a Difference: Six Places Where Teacher Evaluation Systems are Getting Results
In this study, NCTQ examines evidence of the impact of teacher evaluation in six places (four districts and two states) that have stayed the course in developing and implementing improved teacher evaluation systems: Dallas Independent School District, Denver Public Schools, District of Columbia Public Schools, Newark Public Schools, New Mexico, and Tennessee.
Highlights of our work
Training + Recruitment
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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...
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Teacher Prep Review: Undergraduate Secondary Education
May 1 2017High school represents an amazing opportunity for students and their teachers. For most Americans, the high school years played a...
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...