New Report Gives South Dakota A Grade Of "D" For Teacher Policies

A new report released today by the not-for-profit, non-partisan National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds major advances in teacher policy across the country, largely driven by state adoption of policies for including student achievement as a measure of effectiveness in teacher evaluations and using teacher effectiveness evidence in decisions about teacher tenure and dismissal.

Against this backdrop of dramatic progress in some states, South Dakota is failing to take actions to help ensure an effective teacher in every classroom.