The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its 2014 Teacher Prep
Review, with a much expanded and more comprehensive evaluation of 1,612 teacher preparation
programs across the United States, and for the first time, a numeric ranking of programs. No program in
Nebraska earned national ‘Top Ranked’ status—a distinction awarded to 107 programs in the nation for
overall strong performance—leaving University of Nebraska – Lincoln with the highest ranked
elementary program in the state.