While building both a diverse and selective teacher workforce has been a priority for our education system for many years, educators have often looked at diversity and selectivity as competing priorities. In our review of...
As a growing number of states across the nation look for ways to recognize and reward excellent teachers, a new study from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) reveals at least one large pocket...
Over the last few years, much has been written about teacher shortages, snowballing into talk of a "national teacher shortage." There are important facts to consider when talking about teacher shortages, presented here.This fact sheet...
The New York City Education Department recently announced plans to reduce the pool of paid teachers who do not have a classroom position by now assigning these teachers to vacancies without giving either the teacher...
Today, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its analyses of educator equity in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) state plans of 16 states and the District of Columbia. These analyses highlight the...
NCTQ has reviewed all 17 currently released state plans to implement ESSA. On June 8th, NCTQ will release analyses of each state plan's work to meet ESSA's educator equity requirements. NCTQ will also release an ESSA Educator...
These programs make the "Top Tier" because they have solid admission standards, provide sufficient preparation in each candidate's intended subject area, and show them how best to teach that subject. Many also do well in teaching how...
NCTQ's new rankings of programs preparing high school teachers will follow up its December release of elementary teachers' program rankings. These rankings will reveal the top and bottom teacher training programs in the nation, what makes some programs...
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) and TNTP submitted an amicus brief today in support of four Minnesota parents challenging the state's laws on teacher tenure, dismissal, and layoffs. In the case, Forslund v....
The National Council on Teacher Quality applauds the Supreme Court for its unanimous ruling in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District. The ruling states that special education programs must be "appropriately ambitious in light...
The fact that many of Nebraska's schools lack enough teachers, particularly in fields like science, mathematics, and special education, is likely not news to most. Year after year, nearly all states across the country face...
Today, New York's State Board of Regents is considering doing away with a recently adopted licensing test for teacher candidates, amid concerns that the too many black and Latino teacher candidates fail to pass the test.NCTQ President...
The Senate is now considering a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that overturns the teacher preparation regulations finalized by the Department of Education this past October. NCTQ President Kate Walsh released this...
Eight school districts just became the nation's first-ever Great Districts for Great Teachers. This new honor, developed by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), recognizes districts for their exceptional programs and policies on recruiting,...