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National Council on Teacher Quality

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The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) is a nonprofit organization that "advocates for reforms in a broad range of teacher policies at the federal, state, and local levels," according to its website. In particular, NCTQ supports "a more market-sensitive approach to the structure of the profession, in order to encourage a more equitable distribution of the finest teachers to the schools that need them the most and in the subject areas that are particularly difficult to fill." [1]

According to the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General report on Department PR expenditures in fiscal years 2002 through 2004, NCTQ and the Oquirrh Institute received $677,318 in 2003 - 2004, to "increase the American public’s exposure and understanding of the research and full spectrum of ideas on teacher quality." [2]

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Funding

According to Media Transparency, NCTQ has received funding from: [3]

  • Smith Richardson Foundation
    • $75,000 in 2001, to provide "up-to-date information to policy makers and school administrators about how they can assess the performance of teachers"
    • $75,000 in 2002, for "Improving Teacher Quality Through Innovation and Information"
    • $125,000 in 2003, to "convene a conference and commission research that will examine approaches to training and licensing teachers"

Personnel

According to their website, NCTQ staff include: [4]

The NCTQ board of directors includes: [5]

And the NCTQ advisory board includes: [6]

Contact Information

National Council on Teacher Quality
1225 19th Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202 222-0561
Fax: 202 222-0570
Email: info@nctq.org
Website: http://www.nctq.org

SourceWatch Resources

External links

  • Department of Education Office of Inspector General, "Review of Department Identified Contracts and Grants for Public Relations Services" (ED-OIG / I13F0012), issued September 1, 2005; available in MS Word (432K) and PDF (214K) formats.
  • Greg Toppo, "Report: Education Dept. funds need monitoring," USA Today, September 3, 2005.
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