Lane Wright: 202-393-0020 x700
lwright@nctq.org
Washington, D.C. – The proposed layoffs of half the staff of the Department of Education (USED) would significantly impact the quality of teachers in America's classrooms and cripple our work to improve outcomes for students...
Washington, D.C. – "Watching the Department of Government Efficiency indiscriminately cancel contracts at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) feels a bit like watching the fast-moving Los Angeles wildfires threaten the homes and lives of...
Washington, D.C. – A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that California, Texas, and Washington D.C., all stand out for high rates of teacher diversity, but in some cases, states...
Washington, D.C. – The latest NAEP results feel like an alarm that keeps ringing, yet we keep hitting snooze. The sound gets louder, the stakes get higher, and still our children wait for the adults...
Washington, D.C. – A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) reveals a troubling trend: Nationally, the diversity of the teacher workforce is growing at a slower pace than the diversity of...
Washington, D.C. – A new interactive resource from the National Council on Teacher Quality calls into question the efficacy of the traditional classroom model, underscoring how it isn't structured to help teachers succeed. The resource,...
Washington, D.C. – New data and analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) show that while many states seek to improve literacy outcomes for students, they focus too little on a key component...
Washington, D.C. – In a new analysis, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that most states (29 states and the District of Columbia) use a weak elementary teacher reading licensure test, meaning that...
Washington, D.C. – As students and teachers return to school, school principals and district leaders will likely report challenges filling vacant teaching positions. And just like in years past, the gap between students of color...
Washington, D.C. – New data and analysis released today shows that most programs at the colleges and universities that prepare future elementary teachers still do not fully cover the science of reading. The report from...
Washington, D.C. – New data and analysis released today from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds significant opportunities for teacher preparation programs to improve their coursework requirements to ensure that aspiring elementary school...
Washington, D.C. - New data and analysis released by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds ample opportunities for improvement in states' teacher and principal evaluation policies. With educator quality as the most powerful...
Washington, D.C. - The education community has anxiously awaited the release today of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores—also known as the Nation's Report Card. The 2022 scores for fourth and eighth grade...
Washington, D.C. – Over the last eight years, the nation's undergraduate teacher preparation programs have taken substantial action to increase the amount of math coursework required of future elementary teachers in an effort to prepare...
