State of the States 2022: Teacher and Principal Evaluation Policies

As districts and states help students recover in the wake of a global pandemic, supporting teachers and principals by recognizing strong performance, and helping them grow and improve where necessary, is more urgent than ever.

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Training + Recruitment

Digging Deeper: Which types of institutions achieve excellence and equity for aspiring teachers of color?

Digging Deeper: Which types of institutions achieve excellence and equity for aspiring teachers of color?

July 2022

Building a more diverse teacher workforce is essential to addressing educational inequity for students of color. In this analysis, NCTQ...

Teacher Prep Review: Preparation in Elementary Mathematics

Teacher Prep Review: Preparation in Elementary Mathematics

May 2022

Improving instruction in elementary mathematics is critical to supporting better academic and life outcomes for our students. While weak elementary...

Driven by Data: Using Licensure Tests to Build a Strong, Diverse Teacher Workforce

Driven by Data: Using Licensure Tests to Build a Strong, Diverse Teacher Workforce

July 2021

The NCTQ publication of long-hidden data on institutional pass rates for elementary content teacher licensure tests serves as a compass,...

Staffing

Do States Have the Data they Need to Answer Important Questions about their Teacher Workforce?

Do States Have the Data they Need to Answer Important Questions about their Teacher Workforce?

December 2022

Given both the importance—and dearth—of nuanced, local data on teacher supply and demand, NCTQ set out to understand the key...

Ensuring Students' Equitable Access to Qualified and Effective Teachers

Ensuring Students' Equitable Access to Qualified and Effective Teachers

April 2022

How states have responded to a 2015 federal law that they collect and report on the equitable distribution of teacher...

State of the States 2021: State Reporting of Teacher Supply and Demand Data

State of the States 2021: State Reporting of Teacher Supply and Demand Data

December 2021

What data do states collect and report on the teacher labor market? Do states connect data on supply and demand...

Evaluation + Support

If you want to help new teachers improve, invest in great coaches

If you want to help new teachers improve, invest in great coaches

April 2022

People have life coaches, nutrition coaches, and executive coaches. So, it's no surprise to see schools turning to coaches as...

Seven ways to make improving teacher evaluation worth the work

Seven ways to make improving teacher evaluation worth the work

February 2022

A look at how using evidence-based practices can help ensure that teacher evaluation systems produce positive outcomes.

The Four Pillars to Reading Success

The Four Pillars to Reading Success

June 2020

Learning how to read is not something that comes naturally. Many children need instruction from their teachers that follows the...

Compensation

State of the States 2022: Teacher Compensation Strategies

State of the States 2022: Teacher Compensation Strategies

September 2022

Salaries are one of the most powerful policy levers states and school districts can use to attract qualified, effective, and...

Are teacher salaries keeping up with inflation?

Are teacher salaries keeping up with inflation?

March 2022

An in-depth look at whether teacher salary increases have kept pace with rising consumer prices.

Smart Money 2.0

Smart Money 2.0

July 2021

A new analysis by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) examines salary data and related compensation materials from 90...