Zooming in on lecture-style teaching

We gave this report a brief mention back in December but thought it was worth pointing out some juicier nuggets...

Summer heats up over school pension reform

Summer heats up over school pension reformTeachers' required contributions to pension plans (many of which are alarmingly underfunded) are rising...

Content knowledge: The once and future king?

Teacher preparation lost its way in the 20th century when it dethroned academic content knowledge and put pedagogy in its...

More on content knowledge: PD and middle school math

A new study looking at the impact of professional development (PD) on student learning throws more cold water on its...

Book Review: Too Simple to Fail: A Case for Educational Change by R. Barker Bausell

The only way schools can increase learning is to increase the amount of relevant instructional time delivered. That's R. Barker Bausell's...

Lowdown on Los Angeles

NCTQ's study looking at teacher quality in the Los Angeles school district garnered a lot of attention this month, by...

Catching up with PDQ: From our Pretty Darn Quick blog

Full disclosure is fine with us Setting the record straight with Diane Ravitch. A fail-safe education A look at grade inflation in education...

Q & A with NewTLA co-founder, Mike Stryer

In recent months, a number of teacher-led groups have begun to gain national attention. Looking to change the union from...

Don't know much about. . .

Is a teacher who is certified to teach all sciences really prepared to teach any science? As NCTQ found in...

Under the microscope: teacher preparation

Adding to the mounting debate about how our nation's teaching force should be trained, Congress is offering another alternative to...

NCTQ at the Movies: Bad Teacher

After a winter with a series of important documentaries about American education, it shouldn't surprise us too much to discover Americans may...

Self-control in the classroom

As is his practice, Dan Willingham reviews the literature to draw concrete, explicit lessons for classroom teachers in his column...

The Danger of Waivers for Favors

Arne Duncan certainly got people's attention last week when he announced that he would begin granting states waivers to certain...

Changing the Catch 22 for master educators

On Thursday, NCTQ President Kate Walsh joined Montgomery County Education Association head Doug Proudy and Washington Teachers Union head...

The beat goes on

Today, NCTQ is honored to announce that two more state superintendents — Arizona's John Huppenthal and Iowa's Jason Glass...