Hot tip for special ed students who want to excel academically -- steer clear of special ed teachers

A paper on districts' special education services shepherded to press by Rick Hess in AEI's Future of American Education Project...

Here's one report card we won't put on the fridge

Recently released findings from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or the Nation's Report Card, reveal that less than one-quarter...

NCTQ's national review: An unnecessary tug of war between inputs and outcomes

One of the issues raised about the US News and World Report/NCTQ rating of teacher preparation programs is that it...

A fail-safe education?

Even with just a quick glance at these grade distributions (A=4, B=3, and so forth), it is clear that...

Teacher mobility: Getting the best teachers where they are needed the most

Birds of a feather, flock together. That's the finding from a new study exploring patterns in teacher transfers. In other...

Thank you Chiefs for Change

We are both honored and gratified by the June 1st announcement by the Chiefs for Change that their eight state...

Welcome to latest Advisory Board member

NCTQ is pleased to welcome McKinley Broome to our Advisory Board. McKinley has served Baltimore County Public Schools since 2005...

To HQT or not to HQT

When reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will actually happen is anybody's guess, but there's little doubt that...

The pension house of cards grows ever shakier

It's been well and widely reported that state pension funds in general, and teacher pension systems in particular, are seriously...

When school isn't out for summer

With more attention to summer learning loss, school districts are looking to summer school as a targeted intervention for struggling...

Film Review: American Teacher

By Priya Varghese As evidenced by the audience's response to the Washington, D.C. debut of American Teacher, personal sacrifice...

Guest Editorial: What to make of the power of SES

By Dick Startz, University of Washington, Seattle As Kate Walsh pens in the above, "SES and family background swamp school effects...

Watch the pendulum swing:

Teachers matter.

Teachers don't matter.

Teachers matter.

Teachers don't matter.

By Kate Walsh Former New York City Schools' chancellor Joel Klein pens a compelling, at times brutal, article in the Atlantic...

Three Questions on Race to the Top 2.0

The U.S. Department of Education announced yesterday an additional $200 million would be up for grabs in a new competition...

5 myths about performance pay

We wanted to get in on the fun of the Washington Post's Five Myths feature, which debunks common misperceptions surrounding...