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...
State of the States 2024: Five Policy Actions to Strengthen Implementation of the Science of Reading
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.
Highlights of our work
Training + Recruitment
Teacher Prep Review: Strengthening Elementary Reading Instruction
June 2023Giving teachers the knowledge and skills they need to teach reading effectively is fundamental for improving life outcomes for all...
Teacher Prep Review: Preparation in Elementary Mathematics
May 2022Improving instruction in elementary mathematics is critical to supporting better academic and life outcomes for our students. While weak elementary...
Staffing
Saving our best teachers: The urgency of retention amid layoffs
June 2024As districts face impending fiscal cuts and teacher layoffs, states and districts should take this opportunity to reexamine their approaches...
Seven strategies school districts are using to increase teacher diversity
March 2023Several school district leaders shared how they've accomplished recent gains in building a more diverse teacher workforce.
Do States Have the Data they Need to Answer Important Questions about their Teacher Workforce?
December 2022Given both the importance—and dearth—of nuanced, local data on teacher supply and demand, NCTQ set out to understand the key...
Evaluation + Support
Put me in, coach! How practice plus coaching helps aspiring teachers win
June 2024Teachers improve rapidly in their first years in the classroom. New research seeks to identify strategies that can move more...
State of the States 2022: Teacher and Principal Evaluation Policies
November 2022Results of the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress reveal alarming results: Since 2019, scores declined substantially for all students,...
Seven ways to make improving teacher evaluation worth the work
February 2022A look at how using evidence-based practices can help ensure that teacher evaluation systems produce positive outcomes.
Compensation
Teacher salaries, cost of rent, and home prices: Can teachers afford to live where they teach?
May 2023Lack of affordable housing exacerbates the teacher staffing challenges that many school districts face.
State of the States 2022: Teacher Compensation Strategies
September 2022Salaries are one of the most powerful policy levers states and school districts can use to attract qualified, effective, and...
Are teacher salaries keeping up with inflation?
March 2022An in-depth look at whether teacher salary increases have kept pace with rising consumer prices.