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NCTQ STATEMENT ON INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES (IES) CONTRACTS

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...

NEW DATA IDENTIFIES STATES LEADING THE WAY ON INCREASING TEACHER DIVERSITY, BUT SOME UNNECESSARILY LOWER THE BAR ON TEACHER QUALITY

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...

NCTQ STATEMENT ON 2024 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) RESULTS

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...

NEW DATA SHOWS TEACHER DIVERSITY IS SLOWING COMPARED TO THE DIVERSITY OF COLLEGE EDUCATED 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...

NEW RESOURCE SHOWS HOW REIMAGINING THE TEACHING ROLE CAN HELP ADDRESS LOW TEACHER SATISFACTION AND LAGGING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

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,...

NEW DATA FINDS NINETEEN STATES LACK STRONG POLICIES TO SUPPORT EFFECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION

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...

Most States Use weak Elementary Teacher Reading Licensure Tests, Preventing Them From Knowing if Teachers are Prepared to Teach Reading

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...

Amid Back-To-School Hiring Challenges, New Data Show State Recruitment And Retention Policies Pay Little Attention To Teachers Of Color

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...

New Data Finds Major Gaps in Science of Reading Education for Future Elementary Teachers

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...

Aspiring Elementary Teachers Are Unlikely to Get Essential Social Studies and Science Content They Need to Teach Students

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...

As Student Test Scores Show Steep Declines and Widening Opportunity Gaps, States Continue to Back Away from Teacher and Principal Evaluation Policies That Can Help Accelerate Learning

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...

Steep National Declines and Widening Gaps in Student Math and Reading Performance Reinforces Urgent Need for Supporting a High-Quality, Diverse Teacher Workforce

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...

Teacher Preparation Programs Across the Nation Now Dedicate Significantly More Time to Elementary Mathematics

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...

National Council on Teacher Quality Announces Heather Peske as Next President

Washington, D.C. - The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a nonpartisan nonprofit research and policy organization dedicated to ensuring every child has access to effective teachers, today announced that it has named Dr. Heather...