In the fight to eliminate educational inequality, teachers matter most.
The New Teacher Project works with school districts and states nationwide to ensure that poor and minority students get outstanding teachers.
New: The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness
Though teachers are singularly important to student success, our schools treat teachers as interchangeable parts, not individual professionals. This prevents schools from recognizing excellence, providing support or removing ineffective teachers. More »
Read our latest research reports on educational reform.
- The Widget Effect
- Mutual Benefits (PDF 7.4M)
- Unintended Consequences (PDF 414K)
- Missed Opportunities (PDF 526K)
06.10.09
New York Times Editorial: Truth in Teaching
"Education reform will go nowhere until the states are forced to revamp corrupt teacher evaluation systems that rate a vast majority of teachers as 'excellent,' even in schools where children learn nothing. A startling new report from The New Teacher Project lays out the scope of the problem."
