Data, data everywhere but not a drop to drink.That's what many principals have concluded after gaining access to more data...
It's no secret that teacher prep programs often fail to teach scientifically based approaches to reading instruction. Our December 2016...
Over the last few months, a whole bunch of states -- including Arizona, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, New York,...
As has been previously detailed, secondary certification is a hot mess, and looking at state-mandated licensing tests adds yet another...
This month, District Trendline asks the question "Just how common is differentiated pay for teachers?" To answer, we look at...
A good secondary teacher prep program has two basic functions: first, to ensure that teacher candidates graduate knowing the content...
For all our efforts to understand the science behind learning and effective instruction, it can be easy to forget the...
Even though I'm well launched into my professional career, I still keep in touch with my old high school English...
We've long been excited about the wealth of information – and its potential uses – coming from Tennessee's teacher prep...
The National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ) evaluation of 717 undergraduate programs preparing high school teachers found that many programs...
With today's release of NCTQ's newest teacher prep ratings, we single out 16 programs as the "Top Tier." These programs...
NCTQ's new report on teacher prep programs provides an updated perspective on how well some 700 colleges and universities are...
One key component of teacher compensation is health insurance. It gets less attention than salaries and pensions, but as the...
There are nearly as many arrangements of science and social studies certifications as there are states, which is somewhat astonishing...
While I have many memories from my first year of teaching, one of the most visceral comes from my early...