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One Way to Ease the Teacher Shortage: Pay More, Some Districts Say

The New York Times

Expert insight on how school districts can effectively address teacher shortages in hard-to-staff subjects and schools. NCTQ President Heather Peske urges aspiring teachers to examine teacher supply and demand in their local job market before entering the workforce.

October 6, 2022

Fact Check Team: Teacher shortage continues to threaten US education system

The National Desk

States continue to address teacher shortages by lowering or eliminating licensure requirements as a quick fix. NCTQ President Heather Peske warns this short-term solution creates lasting negative consequences for both the teaching profession and student learning outcomes.

October 5, 2022

Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers?

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania is among many states removing certification requirements, including basic skills tests for admission to preparation programs. NCTQ data provides a comparison of states' policies regarding basic skills tests, and NCTQ President Heather Peske emphasizes the need to collect data on how these decisions affect aspiring teachers and their future students.

September 17, 2022

Wanted: Teachers. No Training Necessary.

The Washington Post

States are lowering standard requirements for entry into teaching—including eliminating licensure content tests—to address staffing challenges. NCTQ President Heather Peske warns these changes will harm student outcomes, particularly for vulnerable populations.

September 13, 2022

Distance learning affected disadvantaged students most. The teacher shortages are just piling on.

USA Today

NCTQ policy analysis on states' teacher workforce data reporting helps illuminate the dearth of information on teacher shortages. NCTQ President Heather Peske weighs in on why education leaders must reconsider the recent trend of lowering requirements for entry into the teaching profession.

August 28, 2022

As the start of the school year looms, teacher vacancies remain. One Philly-area district may farm out its students to community college.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

As some Philadelphia-area school districts are faced with teacher staffing challenges heading into the 2022-23 school year, district leaders consider alternative ways to help keep students in the classroom. NCTQ President Heather Peske weighs in on

August 8, 2022

States Relax Teacher Certification Rules to Combat Shortages

Education Week

In anticipation of teacher shortages, several states have opted to lower requirements for aspiring teachers to become fully licensed–including eliminating some licensure tests. NCTQ President Heather Peske offers insight on why states need data systems to better track potential teacher shortage areas rather than making blunt policy responses.

June 28, 2022

A Trio of Upstate colleges uncovered the secret to teaching children math

The Post and Courier

Highlights three South Carolina-based educator prep programs that received top grades in NCTQ's Teacher Prep Review: Preparation for Teaching Elementary Mathematics report (2022), ensuring that their aspiring elementary teachers get the math content knowledge and pedagogy they'll need to be successful in the classroom.

May 20, 2022

Teacher Preparation Programs Across the Nation Now Dedicate Significantly More Time to Elementary Mathematics

Washington, D.C. – Over the last eight years, the nation's undergraduate teacher preparation programs have taken substantial action to increase the amount of math coursework required of future elementary teachers in an effort to prepare...

May 17, 2022

Texas’ ‘wild west’ teacher prep landscape could make teacher shortage worse

Dallas Morning News

An in-depth look at Texas's loose rules governing educator preparation programs. Former NCTQ President Kate Walsh shares her concerns that the large-scale, for-profit alternative teacher preparation model in Texas does not function in the interest of teachers, as it is more about getting teachers in classrooms quickly than about ensuring they have the knowledge and skills they need to teach.

April 20, 2022

Cardona urges state, district momentum on teacher shortages

K-12 Dive

This article examines Secretary Cardona's plan to use pandemic relief funds for teacher recruitment, citing NCTQ data on states lowering academic requirements for teacher preparation programs. Former NCTQ President Kate Walsh offers alternative approaches to address teacher shortages rather than simply reducing licensure standards.

March 28, 2022

National Council on Teacher Quality Announces Heather Peske as Next President

Washington, D.C. - The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a nonpartisan nonprofit research and policy organization dedicated to ensuring every child has access to effective teachers, today announced that it has named Dr. Heather...

March 7, 2022

OPINION: Why the Chicago Teachers Union Always Gets What It Wants

The Wall Street Journal

Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner from the Illinois policy organization Wirepoints dissect the Chicago Teachers Union's history of teacher strikes in recent years, pulling in data on how teacher salaries in Chicago Public Schools compare to salaries in other large school districts across the country from NCTQ's Teacher Contract Database.

January 14, 2022

Georgia teachers hope Kemp fulfills pay raise promise

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Insight on the progression of state legislation favoring long-promised pay raises for Georgia teachers, including data from NCTQ's Smart Money 2.0 on teachers' lifetime earnings in Gwinnett County Public School and Atlanta Public Schools, two of the state's largest school districts.

January 5, 2022

National Council on Teacher Quality Announces Executive Search Plans as it Enters Next Phase of Innovation and Growth

Washington, D.C.--The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) today announced that the nonprofit organization's long-time president, Kate Walsh, is retiring in 2022, starting a leadership transition process over the next year. Walsh's decision to step...

September 24, 2021

NCTQ Invites Feedback on Draft Revisions to Elementary Math and Reading Standards Used to Evaluate Teacher Preparation Programs, Now Through October 15, 2021

Washington, D.C. -- The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a nonpartisan research and policy group, is seeking feedback on proposed revisions to two of its standards used to evaluate teacher preparation programs, Elementary Mathematics...

September 20, 2021

National Council on Teacher Quality Publishes Long-Hidden Data on Teacher Preparation Programs

Washington, D.C. -- The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) succeeded in publishing new data today that the U.S. Congress had also long worked to obtain but with only limited success. The data reveals the...

July 21, 2021

New Review of What Teachers Earn Reveals Substantial Differences Among School Districts

Washington, D.C. -- A new analysis by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) examines salary data and related compensation materials from 90 large school districts to determine lifetime earnings trajectories for teachers over a...

July 13, 2021

Few States Verify that Future Teachers Know how to Teach All Children to Read

Washington, D.C. -- The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released new data and analysis today examining recent trends in states' policies governing the preparation and licensure of new public school teachers. Among the top...

March 23, 2021

New Data Demonstrate that Teacher Preparation Programs Can Be Both Selective and Diverse

Washington, D.C. -- Today the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released new data and analysis examining both the academic admissions requirements and diversity in enrollments in over 1,200 of the nation's elementary teacher preparation...

February 16, 2021

Big Upsurge in Elementary Teacher Preparation Programs Providing Comprehensive Training in Classroom Management

Washington, D.C. -- The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released new data today looking at the training provided by over 1,000 elementary teacher preparation programs in how to manage a classroom and in program...

October 20, 2020

National Council on Teacher Quality Announces Inaugural Class of Senior Visiting Fellows

Washington, D.C. -- Today, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) announced the inaugural class of its new Senior Visiting Fellows Program. This select group of accomplished and diverse individuals represents a cross-section of professionals...

July 23, 2020

Statement on the Fight Against Systemic Racism and Racial Violence in the United States

June 2, 2020

Statement from NCTQ President Kate Walsh on Students’ Constitutional Right to Literacy

May 1, 2020

Reading Science in Teacher Preparation Gains Ground; More Aspiring Teachers Are Being Prepared to Teach All Children to Read

Click to see a state-specific press release. Washington, D.C. -- New data and analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds significant progress on the science of reading instruction in teacher preparation....

January 27, 2020

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