1. Weekly News Round-Up for March 29th
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... Programs facing funding cuts included after school programs, a program focused on school safety and student mental health, and investments in teacher quality. The most controversial cut, however, was the ...

2. A New Report Recommends Strategic Compensation for Teachers
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On May 8, National Council for Teacher Quality (NCTQ), a nonpartisan research and policy group that is committed to modernizing the teaching profession, released an analysis of states’ strategic teacher ...

3. Weekly News Round-Up for October 20th
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... a shift away from the teacher quality and small school focus that he encouraged in the past. Tennessee State Sues School District over Student Information: Officials from the state of Tennessee sued ...

4. Don’t Miss Your Chance to Speak Out About ESSA!
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... was decided at the federal level is now decided by the states, including testing policy, teacher quality measures, and more. This does not mean that the federal government has no roll in policy ...

5. Department of Education Releases Teacher Prep Regulations
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... can meet the needs of students and schools for great educators." Terry Hartle, the American Council on Education - "Teacher quality is absolutely critical to improving student performance in the classroom. ...

6. Parents Slingshot Tenure into Minnesota Spotlight
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... Excellent teachers may be let go first if they haven’t been given tenure. Despite evidence that teacher quality and effectiveness is the “key determinant of a child’s education[al] advancement,” Minnesota ...

7. Reform Matters: March 10th, 2016
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        Can't Miss: AAE's 2016 National Member Survey   Last week, the Association of American Educators (AAE), released its 2016 National Membership ...

8. Revolutionary Teacher Training Programs You Should Know About
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...  AAE members are very much in agreement that teacher preparation should be strengthened. According to our 2016 National Member Survey, 77% agreed with the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) report ...

9. AAE Member & Hope Street Group Fellow Jill Cullis Releases Teacher Prep Report with YOUR feedback!
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... other pre-service curriculum expertise.   The report covers suggestions for evaluating teacher preparation programs as well as tips to enhance teacher quality. Through the valuable input received from ...

10. AAE Releases 2016 National Member Survey
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...  Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) report that recommends rigorous teacher preparation requirements, including a 3.0 GPA and passing of subject-matter tests to gain entry into teaching programs. ...

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...  77% agree with the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) report that recommends rigorous teacher preparation requirements, including a 3.0 GPA and passing of subject-matter tests to gain entry ...

12. Reform Matters: February 10th, 2016
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...  Many thanks to our members and allies for celebrating National School Choice Week 2016 with AAE! Teacher Topics New Report: In Schools, Teacher Quality Matters Most, Education Next, Spring ...

13. The High Court takes on Teacher Freedom: A Global Advance for Education
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... of First Amendment rights.   Because the evidence on teacher quality actually demonstrates that issues covered by collective bargaining have nothing to do with quality teaching, it is mind-boggling ...

14. End Double—and Lower—Standards for Special Education Teachers
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By Sandi Jacobs Ms. Jacobs is vice president & managing director for state & district policy for the National Council on Teacher Quality. Learn more about NCTQ.   Almost 6.4 million students—about ...

15. Quality Student Teaching Programs Increase Retention Rate
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... teachers agree with a National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) report that recommends rigorous teacher preparation requirements, including a 3.0 GPA and the passage of subject-matter tests to gain entry ...

16. AAE’s 2015 National Member Survey
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... with a National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) report that recommends rigorous teacher preparation requirements, including a 3.0 GPA and the passage of subject-matter tests to gain entry into teaching ...

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... with a National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) report that recommends rigorous teacher preparation requirements, including a 3.0 GPA and the passage of subject-matter tests to gain entry into teaching ...

18. NCTQ Releases 2014 State Teacher Policy Yearbook
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  Last week, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released the 2014 State Teacher Policy Yearbook divulging teacher readiness as it relates to college and career standards.   The 2014 ...

19. NCTQ Releases 2014 Teacher Prep Review Report
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Today the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its annual ranking of teacher prep programs, with US News and World Report as the publisher. The list ranks 1,668 elementary and secondary ...

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... Teacher Prep Report Alexandria, VA–The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) today released a comprehensive report of reviews of teacher preparation programs from around the country. The NCTQ ...