Today, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a nonpartisan research and advocacy group, announced a new round of endorsements of its national review of teacher preparation programs. The additions are five state chiefs of education: Mitchell Chester, Massachusetts Commissioner of Education; James Guthrie, the newly appointed Nevada Superintendent of Public Instruction; Thomas Luna, Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction and President of the Council of Chief State School Officers; Gerard Robinson, Florida Commissioner of Education; John White, Louisiana State Superintendent.