CTQ in the News

  • Teacher working conditions (TWC) are a crucial but little-understood element of successful teaching and learning. As part of our TeacherSolutions TWC team, accomplished teachers from school districts across the country will spend the next year analyzing relevant research and sharing their own classroom insights to shape a collective understanding of how working conditions impact teacher retention and quality.

  • The Math and Science Leadership Academy in Denver, CO is a teacher-led school (created by Teacher Leaders Network member Lori Nazareno and other classroom experts) that opened its doors to kindergarten through second graders this year. The school shares the space of a former middle school building with a middle school and high school--an arrangement that has been successful. Watch this video to learn more.

  • On November 10, Barnett Berry traveled to the Houston Independent School District and led a session on the future of the teaching profession with a cohort of teacher leaders. The cohort came from across Houston ISD. Berry presented on forces shaping the profession and questions for the future of teaching and learning and worked with teachers in small groups to identify key challenges and solutions.

  • The Center for Teaching Quality is seeking a bright, capable policy assistant to join our dynamic team. Please read this flyer for more information.

  • On October 9, Barnett Berry and Melissa Rasberry presented to the NEA Foundation's Closing the Achievement Gaps Initiative: Cross-Site Convening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Their presentation focused on developing and sustaining virtual communities as a powerful tool to spread teacher expertise and collaboration.