Professional Development 2.0 (yes it can evolve)

I'm quarantined at home with the pink eye. My wife avoids me like I'm a leper and I want to...

A Teacher Leader Ladder

Are you a teacher who wants to grow professionally but stay in the classroom? If so, you're not alone.

New Twists to Detroit and Des Moines Teacher Contracts

While keeping tabs on recently approved teacher contracts for our Tr3 database, two districts stood out.

Teachers from the front line

TFA has a new kind of "veteran teacher," one with experience gleaned not from years of standing in front of...

Election Recap - Superlative Style

Now that the election-night confetti is swept up and banners have come down, it's time to take stock of the...

Teacher Prep News Round-Up: November 9

It's back! The most important news on teacher preparation

New in Tr3: Compare district and state policies side-by-side

We've updated our Tr3 database so users can easliy compare district and state policies and see when data was last...

The district and the union: not the Aesop Fable you know

The first ever district Race to the Top (RttT) application period has come to a close.

Vote for the kids!

Here at NCTQ, we love to vote.

A middle ground on performance pay

The case for aggregating student performance data across small groups of teachers.

How strong are teacher unions?

A new Fordham paper and our Tr3 database shed light on the issue.

A victory for transparency

A court in Minnesota ordered the Minnesota State Colleges and University system to deliver the documents for our Teacher Prep...

A victory for transparency

NCTQ's Teacher Prep Review has received broad support from state chiefs, district superintendents and children's, civil rights, and minority advocacy...

Take note! We're offering new subscriber options for our content

Starting in November, we're making big changes, allowing you to customize the content you get from NCTQ. You'll need to...

What's the latest on teacher evaluation?

With so much change happening on states' teacher evaluation and tenure policies, it can be hard to keep up. Fear not:...