Elementary students need content knowledge in social studies and science to become strong readers and to succeed as citizens of the modern world. But are their teachers getting essential preparation in these topics? New data from NCTQ finds significant opportunities to improve the content preparation of aspiring elementary teachers.
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Building a more diverse teacher workforce is essential to addressing educational inequity for students of color. In this analysis, NCTQ...
Improving instruction in elementary mathematics is critical to supporting better academic and life outcomes for our students. While weak elementary...
The NCTQ publication of long-hidden data on institutional pass rates for elementary content teacher licensure tests serves as a compass,...
Several school district leaders shared how they've accomplished recent gains in building a more diverse teacher workforce.
Given both the importance—and dearth—of nuanced, local data on teacher supply and demand, NCTQ set out to understand the key...
How states have responded to a 2015 federal law that they collect and report on the equitable distribution of teacher...
Results of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress reveal alarming results: Since 2019, scores declined substantially for all students,...
People have life coaches, nutrition coaches, and executive coaches. So, it's no surprise to see schools turning to coaches as...
A look at how using evidence-based practices can help ensure that teacher evaluation systems produce positive outcomes.
Lack of affordable housing exacerbates the teacher staffing challenges that many school districts face.
Salaries are one of the most powerful policy levers states and school districts can use to attract qualified, effective, and...
An in-depth look at whether teacher salary increases have kept pace with rising consumer prices.
