Reports by Other Organizations
Center for American Progress: Current State Policies that Reform Teacher Pay- An Examination of Pay-for-Performance Programs in Eight States »
“This report informs the national debate by analyzing current state programs to find answers to the following questions posed by both critics and advocates of performance pay: Are current programs designed in ways that are overly reliant on test scores? How are teachers evaluated within these programs? What other strategies are incorporated within performance-pay programs…
The New Teacher Project: Hiring, Assignment, and Transfer in Milwaukee Public Schools »
This report provides an overview of Milwaukee Public Schools’ teacher hiring practices.
National Council on Teacher Quality: Alternative Certification Isn’t Alternative »
This report suggests that states’ alternative certification programs have extreme variability in academic background requirements, program management, program completion requirements and support for teachers with alternative certification.
Council of Chief State School Officers: Strengthening Teacher Quality in High-Need Schools—Policy and Practice »
“This report addresses four challenging topics-the first being understanding and evaluating teacher effectiveness. The final three chapters, devoted to topics within the context of high-need schools, are attracting mathematics and science teachers, special skills needed to teach diverse learners, and the role of leadership in attracting and retaining teachers.”
National Council on Teacher Quality: State Teacher Policy Yearbook »
“The State Teacher Policy Yearbook is the first project of its kind to provide a 360-degree detailed analysis of any and every policy that states have that impact the quality of teachers, specifically their recruitment, preparation, licensing, evaluation and compensation. In all, the Yearbook project is an encyclopedia of individual state reports…
