Week of December 1, 2014

Teach Plus Statement on the Release of NCTQ’s Smart Money Report

Week of November 24, 2014

Whether you’re home drawing hand turkeys or out-and-about celebrating with friends and family, we wish you well this Thanksgiving.*Stay...

Why and how we looked behind the Easy A's

For nearly a decade, NCTQ has been trying to figure out how to evaluate teacher prep coursework for its rigor. It's...

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Sensible, technical advice for school districts on incorporating student learning into teacher evals

School leaders seeking to revamp their teacher evaluation systems are biting into a meaty subject. Behind the very public questions of...

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Take note STEM enthusiasts! Teachers’ science classes need more science

It's no secret that some elementary teachers would rather walk across hot lava than teach a science lesson and that means less...

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Worth their weight in gold

We love this study for what it says about great teachers. People generally agree that an effective English teacher may not...

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My lawn chair cost me $50,000

At least that is what I would like to believe. This past September, America Succeeds hosted its inaugural conference in Boise, Idaho....

Week of November 17, 2014

Week of November 17, 2014Teacher Prep ICYMI: Last week, NCTQ released a new report, Easy A’s and What’s Behind Them,confirming...

Week of November 10, 2014

Teaching is tough, no doubt about it. Yet the word on teacher prep is that it's an easy --...

Special Election 2014 Edition

In this week's TQ News Extra we have a special Election 2014 edition to take stock of races that are...

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October 2014: Teacher Leave

October's Teacher Trendline focuses on teacher leave. We take a close look at sick and personal leave, as well as...

TQ News Extra - October 29

TQ NewsExtraWeek of October 27, 2014District MattersIn Denver Public Schools, there is a greater emphasis on teaching English language learners...

Contract Round Up

Today's latest installment in our series on new contracts and other policy changes in NCTQ's Teacher Contract Database, will highlight...

TQ News Extra - October 20

TQ NewsExtraWeek of October 20, 2014Teacher PrepThe upside of down? With teacher prep programs seeing enrollment numbers drop in recent...