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
New Hampshire earned national ‘Top Ranked’ status—a distinction awarded to 107 programs in the
nation for overall strong performance—leaving Plymouth State University with the highest ranked
elementary and secondary programs in the state.