Tag: National Council on Teacher Quality
NCTQ: Kansas among the states using weak teacher licensure test for reading
A new study by the National Council on Teacher Quality is casting doubts on the teacher licensure tests in many…
NCTQ: Many Kansas universities still don’t teach the science of reading
A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) shows that if the science of reading was being…
Interstate compact could bring out-of-state teachers to fill Kansas vacancies, state board hesitates
An interstate compact that would recognize teacher licenses from other states and alleviate the classroom instructor shortage is stalled in…
NCTQ: Teacher training in Kansas lacks math commitment
A nationwide study of 1,100 elementary teacher training programs, including 16 in Kansas, shows more than 20% fail to provide…
Transparency on teacher success rates could produce more effective teachers
Not all teaching programs are created equal and the lack of transparency on the preparedness of future teachers attending university…
NCTQ: Better teacher prep programs would produce more effective teachers
For every four elementary teacher candidates, only two will demonstrate a reasonable grasp of the content they will teach. The…