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, Oregon is failing to take actions to help ensure an effective teacher in every classroom.
New Report Gives Oregon A Grade Of "D-" For Teacher Policies
While many states have shown dramatic progress, report finds Oregon has made very little progress on policies to support and measure teacher effectiveness
2012
Download Press Release