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Policy Issues

NCTQ tracks and analyzes regulations and legislation that shape the teaching profession in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The culmination of this effort, the annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, is the backbone of our work, and helps us build expertise across a number of education policy issues. 

Teacher Prep/Initial Certification Training teachers to be classroom-ready from day one learn more
Evaluation Identifying whether teachers are effective with respect to student learning learn more
Tenure Establishing a meaningful career milestone for effective teachers learn more
Dismissal and LIFO Chronic underperformers can be dismissed; effectiveness factors into layoffs learn more
Compensation Using pay to reward and retain effective teachers learn more
Pensions Retirement benefits should be fair and flexible for all teachers learn more
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State Policy Yearbook

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