NCTQ
Controversial report paints grim picture of teacher education
UEI director Tim Knowles comments on the need to measure success by meaningful outcomes as NCTQ releases a second edition of its controversial rankings of teacher education programs.
NCTQ Report Recommends Greater Scrutiny of Teacher Prep Pipeline
UEI director Tim Knowles weighs in on the state of teacher evaluation and best paths forward in light of NCTQ's new report on America's educator evaluations.
Editorial: How not to judge teacher education
UChicago UTEP's Kavita Kapadia Matsko and Marv Hoffman analyze the flaws of NCTQ's system, envisioning instead a truly transformative review of teacher education.
Editorial: What keeps good teachers teaching?
An editorial features the University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program, highlighting what can be learned from UChicago UTEP's consistently successful model of teacher education.
The University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program: Statement Regarding NCTQ Ratings
The University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program, along with teacher preparation programs from across the state of Illinois and the nation, declined to participate in the recent National Council of Teacher Quality/U.S. News and World Report review of university-based teacher preparation. UChicago UTEP’s central reason for declining to participate is our view that the NCTQ review process—based primarily on any participating or non-participating program’s available course syllabi—relies on partial, decontextualized information to make judgments about teacher preparation programs that have little to no bearing on the quality of the teachers these programs develop. Read the full statement >>