CTQ’s research ensures that decision-makers have access to timely insights about interventions that have the most positive impact on recruiting, preparing and supporting effective teachers; improving school working conditions; and ultimately strengthening student achievement. Our current efforts to contribute to the knowledge base of quality teaching in America include the following projects.

Teacher Working Conditions

CTQ has studied teacher working conditions and student learning conditions by surveying those whose opinion matters most on these issues — teachers themselves. Through our work spanning several years and seven states, we have surfaced several key trends in teacher working conditions, worthy of study by anyone concerned with recruiting and keeping America's best teachers.

California Science Project

The significance of effective science teaching in preparing and mobilizing a 21st century workforce for a global economy cannot be overstated. The California Science Project Teacher Retention Initiative is working to increase the support and retention of beginning science teachers in high-poverty schools, and in the process, taking to steps to ensure that all students can access success in our technologically-driven future.

Teachers for a New Era Evaluation 

CTQ is working with three of the nation's leading institutions of higher education to evaluate programs emerging from their Teachers for a New Era grants. Bank Street College, the University of Virginia, and Stanford University were among eleven institutions nationwide that received TNE funding to transform their teacher education programs. Each institution approached this charge with varied strategies and outcomes, which provide valuable lessons for the nation's teacher preparation efforts.