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Coming Soon: New Findings on Undergraduate Elementary Teacher Prep Programs
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  • Coming Soon: New Findings on Undergraduate Elementary Teacher Prep Programs

    NCTQ's Teacher Prep Review coming out on December 8th (previously December 6th) which will rate undergraduate programs that prepare elementary school teachers, is a follow up to the June 2014 report that found that although...

    November 17, 2016

    New Study: Despite Moves to Dilute Admissions Standards, Many Teacher Prep Programs Maintain High Bar for Entry
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  • New Study: Despite Moves to Dilute Admissions Standards, Many Teacher Prep Programs Maintain High Bar for Entry

    A strong body of research, and the example of other nations, supports a relationship between student performance and the selectivity of admissions into teacher prep programs. Therefore, America's institutions training teachers should set high standards...

    November 15, 2016

    NCTQ Calls For More Nuanced Approach to Discussion of Teacher Shortages
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  • NCTQ Calls For More Nuanced Approach to Discussion of Teacher Shortages

    Today, the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), led by Stanford University education professor Linda Darling-Hammond, released a series of reports focusing on teacher shortages in the US. The reports estimate a 60,000 teacher shortfall that will...

    September 15, 2016

    New Study: Building a Truly Diverse Teacher Workforce Will Take Many Decades–Even With All Hands on Deck
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  • New Study: Building a Truly Diverse Teacher Workforce Will Take Many Decades–Even With All Hands on Deck

    A study released today by the Brookings Institution shows that achieving genuine racial parity between public school teachers, whose minority representation constitutes 18 percent of the workforce, and public school students, whose minority representation has...

    August 18, 2016

    Textbooks Fail to Deliver On What Every Teacher Needs to Know
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  • Textbooks Fail to Deliver On What Every Teacher Needs to Know

    Every year teacher candidates in the United States spend an estimated $40 million to purchase textbooks purporting to teach how children learn— yet almost none of them cover the core strategies they will need as...

    January 13, 2016

    Alabama State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Alabama State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015

    Alaska State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Alaska State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015

    Arizona State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Arizona State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession in Arizona. Arizona...

    December 8, 2015

    Arkansas State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Arkansas State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession in Arkansas. Arkansas...

    December 8, 2015

    California State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • California State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession in California. California...

    December 8, 2015

    Colorado State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Colorado State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015

    Connecticut State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Connecticut State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015

    Delaware State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Delaware State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession in Delaware. Delaware...

    December 8, 2015

    District of Columbia State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • District of Columbia State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state-level law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession in the District...

    December 8, 2015

    Florida State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Florida State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015

    Georgia State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Georgia State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015

    Hawaii State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Hawaii State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015

    Idaho State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Idaho State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015

    Illinois State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Illinois State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession in Illinois. Illinois received...

    December 8, 2015

    Indiana State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Indiana State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015

    Iowa State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release
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  • Iowa State Teacher Policy Yearbook – 2015 Press Release

    The National Council on Teacher Quality today released its ninth annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which includes a 360-degree analysis of every state law, rule and regulation that shapes the effectiveness of the teaching profession...

    December 8, 2015