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TQ Research & Policy Updates


TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 4, No. 2 (July 2009) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 210 KB)

  • Announcing the Fourth Annual What Works Conference: October 28-30, 2009, in Washington, D.C.
  • New TQ Center Resources for Summer Reading
  • Approaches for Improving Teacher Quality: Recent Webcasts and Workshops
  • Stories From the Field: The New York Comprehensive Center Series: “Teacher Preparation for the 21st Century”
  • Teacher Quality Questions From the Field
    • How many teachers are entering the classroom through alternative routes versus traditional routes?
    • What are the best measures for determining the inequitable distribution of teachers?

Special Edition of TQ Research & Policy Update (March 2009) (PDF Icon Adobe® Reader® PDF 186 KB)

  • Highlights of the key funding streams in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that support improvements in educator quality
  • Research strategies and relevant resources for states to consider as they bid for and utilize these funds

TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 4, No. 1 (January 2009) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 132 KB)

  • What Works Conference
  • Stories From the Field:The TQ Center hosts technical assistance workshops at the third annual What Works Conference
  • Teacher Quality Questions From the Field
    • The TQ Center focuses on a series of state policy questions about certification and licensure for teacher leadership and foreign language elementary specialists, alternative certification, licensure reciprocity, and induction and mentoring.

TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 3, No. 3 (October 2008) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 124 KB)

  • What Works Conference
  • Stories From the Field: The TQ Center works with the NWRCC on highly qualified teacher (HQT) requirements for special educators.
  • Teacher Quality Questions From the Field
    • As states continue to go through the HQT monitoring process, questions have arisen about Section 2141 of the NCLB Act.
    • How are states addressing bilingual and ESL teachers with regard to HQT?

TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 3, No. 2 (July 2008) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 120 KB)

  • Newly Redesigned Website
  • HQT Webcast
  • Stories From the Field:
    • New York Comphrehensive Center Seminar Series: Teacher Preparation for the 21st Century
    • The TQ Center Works With Utah on Pay for Performance
  • Teacher Quality Questions From the Field
    • What are the most recent updates related to federal policies on highly qualified teachers? In addition, has there been any more movement around discussion about highly effective teachers?

TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 3, No. 1 (April 2008) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 156 KB)

  • March 2008 Issue Forum
  • Online Resources: Discussion Forum Launches Its First Two Topics
  • New TQ Source Tips and Tools: Leadership and Response Intervention
  • Stories From the Field: The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Focuses on Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) Monitoring Visits
  • Teacher Quality Questions From the Field
    • What steps have states taken to adopt professional development standards?
    • What are the main issues to be considered when developing a pay-for-performance system? What are some examples of programs currently in place?

TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 2, No. 4 (January 2008) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 141 KB)

  • Second Annual National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality What Works Conference
  • New Online Resource: Special Education Discussion Forum
  • Frequently Asked Questions From the Webcast
  • Stories From the Field: Delaware Reaches Out to Teachers and Principals on Equitable Distribution

TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 2, No. 3 (September 2007) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 168 KB)

  • Stories From the Field: Federal Technical Assistance System Helps Wisconsin Support New Teachers
  • Teacher Quality Questions from the Field

TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 2, No. 2 (July 2007) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 168 KB)

  • National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Announces Advisory Board Members
  • Stories From the Field: ARCC Helps Tennessee Move Toward Equitable Teacher Distribution
  • Teacher Quality Questions From the Field

TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 2, No. 1 (March 2007) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 653 KB)

  • National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality Launches Two Expanded and Revised Databases: Preparation and Recruitment and Retention
  • Stories From the Field: Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center Assists states With HQT plans
  • Teacher Quality Questions From the Field

TQ Research & Policy Update Vol. 1, No. 3 (October 2006) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 197 KB)

  • Focusing Teacher Preparation on At-Risk and Hard-to-Staff Schools: Frequently Asked Questions
  • Preparing Teachers for At-Risk Schools: The Roles of the State and Federal Governments
  • High-Quality Teachers for Students With Disabilities: A Call for Significant Shifts in Teacher Preparation
  • Narrowing the Teacher Quality Gap: Strategies for Preparing and Supporting Teachers in At-Risk School

TQ Research & Policy Brief  Vol. 1, No. 2 (June 2006) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 210 KB)

  • Tools for Advancing and Documenting Teacher Distribution
  • Strategies for Recruiting Highly Qualified Related Services Professionals for Students With Disabilities
  • State Policy and the Equitable Distribution of Highly Qualified Teachers

TQ Research & Policy Brief  Vol. 1, No. 1 (April 2006) (PDF Icon Adobe Reader PDF 311 KB)

  • Teaching Teachers to Improve Outcomes for Students With Special Needs: How Can We Do Better?
  • Teaching Preparation > Classroom Practices > Outcomes for Students With Disabilities: Where Is the Research?
  • Teaching Students With Special Needs: What Is the Role of State Policy?

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