State of the States 2023: Policies to Increase Teacher Diversity
August 2023Despite robust research that shows that teachers of color increase positive academic, social-emotional, and behavioral outcomes for all students, particularly...
For states to succeed in their efforts to improve reading instruction, they must ensure teachers are prepared to implement and sustain scientifically based reading instruction.
New data and analysis show that while many states seek to improve literacy outcomes for students, they overlook a key component to implementation and sustainability: effective teachers.
Despite robust research that shows that teachers of color increase positive academic, social-emotional, and behavioral outcomes for all students, particularly...
Giving teachers the knowledge and skills they need to teach reading effectively is fundamental for improving life outcomes for all...
Improving instruction in elementary mathematics is critical to supporting better academic and life outcomes for our students. While weak elementary...
As districts face impending fiscal cuts and teacher layoffs, states and districts should take this opportunity to reexamine their approaches...
Several school district leaders shared how they've accomplished recent gains in building a more diverse teacher workforce.
Given both the importance—and dearth—of nuanced, local data on teacher supply and demand, NCTQ set out to understand the key...
Teachers improve rapidly in their first years in the classroom. New research seeks to identify strategies that can move more...
Results of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress reveal alarming results: Since 2019, scores declined substantially for all students,...
A look at how using evidence-based practices can help ensure that teacher evaluation systems produce positive outcomes.
Lack of affordable housing exacerbates the teacher staffing challenges that many school districts face.
Salaries are one of the most powerful policy levers states and school districts can use to attract qualified, effective, and...
An in-depth look at whether teacher salary increases have kept pace with rising consumer prices.