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Nicole Gerber: 202-393-0020 x712
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On the heels of the National Council on Teacher Quality's groundbreaking report revealing that more than half of elementary teacher candidates are unable to pass licensing exams for lack of appropriate preparation, the education policy...
New analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) reveals both astonishingly high numbers of elementary teacher candidates failing their professional licensing tests each year, as well as widespread evidence that teacher preparation programs give scant attention to...
On January 10th, teachers of the nation's second largest school district will be going on strike for the first time in three decades. Comparative data from the National Council on Teacher Quality provides insight and...
New analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that a majority of states fail to specify teacher ineffectiveness as an explicit reason to dismiss a teacher. In Walking the Tightrope: Teacher Effectiveness...
Analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality finds tangible evidence that teacher evaluation systems, when implemented well, are coinciding with real and measurable benefits for students and teachers alike.
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) and TNTP submitted an amicus brief today in support of New Jersey students challenging the state's last-in-first-out (LIFO) laws. In the case, HG v. Harrington, the students argue...
In an NCTQ databurst: Strengthening Reading Instruction through Better Preparation of Elementary and Special Education Teachers that reviews the current status of states' requirements governing teachers' reading knowledge, 40 states still either do not have...
Today's decision to end unions' ability to collect "agency fees" from nonconsenting employees puts the onus squarely on teachers union leaders to demonstrate relevance and value to today's teachers.
In eliminating Title II, the PROSPER Act applies a sledgehammer to a situation that more appropriately calls for a scalpel.
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its Strategic Teacher Compensation Databurst, a study of states' strategic teacher compensation policies. This resource includes a snapshot of all 50 states' and the District of Columbia's...
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) releases the 2018 Teacher Prep Review rating 567 traditional graduate programs, 129 alternative route programs, and 18 residencies preparing both elementary and secondary teachers. The review includes recommendations...
The Teacher Shortages and Surpluses Databurst is an analysis of states' work to track teacher shortages and surpluses, and to implement the policy solutions to address these challenges. This resource includes an overview of promising...
Today, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its biannual 2017 State Teacher Policy Yearbook (Yearbook), which finds that the rapid progress made by states over the last decade to modernize their teacher policies has largely...
Today, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) completed its analyses of what all 50 states intend to do to provide a more equitable education to all students in the state, as they were required...
In 80 percent of the largest school districts, a teacher with an MA and five years' experience cannot comfortably afford housing payments.
