TQ Research & Policy Updates

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?

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

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.

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?

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?

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?

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) ( Adobe Reader PDF 168 KB)

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

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

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

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

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

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?