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2010
We tend to ascribe teachers' gifts to some mystical quality that we can recognize and revere—but not replicate. The great teacher serves as a hero, but never as a lesson.
A TNTP study finds that an inadequate supply of STEM teachers and ineffective teacher evaluation and support policies throughout Washington State are contributing to low student achievement and a widening achievement gap in math and science.
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Tom Carroll
President
National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
2009
Cincinnati Public Schools must urgently rewrite major aspects of its teachers' union contract and human resources rules if it hopes to improve student achievement.
Problems in the way the district hires, places, evaluates and supports its teachers are preventing schools from assembling the strongest possible instructional teams.
Two new reports - from TNTP and the Education Trust - outline strategies for ending educational inequity by building a highly effective teacher workforce.
A new TNTP analysis finds that LAUSD’s biennial up-or-down teacher evaluation system awards almost all teachers a simple passing grade of “Meets Standards.”
Cincinnati has a tremendous opportunity to prioritize teacher effectiveness in contract talks.
TNTP earns top ratings for preparing exceptionally effective teachers in math and reading.
The battle over new York City's worst teachers.
People are searching for meaningful career change – and finding it in public schools.
TNTP published a report handicapping states’ chances for Race to the Top funding.
Indianapolis Public Schools teachers and principals say burdensome personnel policies and an inefficient human resources department are having a negative impact in the classroom.
A new TNTP analysis calls for changes in teacher layoff, transfer and evaluation rules and human resources services in Indianapolis Public Schools.
A new TNTP study documents how treating teachers like "widgets" prevents schools from recognizing excellence, providing support, or removing ineffective teachers.
29,576 people have applied to TNTP's Teaching Fellows programs this year, a 44 percent increase over last year.
New TNTP analysis finds that, despite progress, San Francisco Public Schools are losing their highest-quality teachers to surrounding districts.
