National Council on Teacher Quality
From SourceWatch
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]
- Kate Walsh (US) - president
- Jess Castle - policy analyst
- Michael O'Neal - writer
- Lisa Barry - research fellow
- Tess Mullen - research fellow
- Colleen Hale - graphic designer and web manager
The NCTQ board of directors includes: [5]
And the NCTQ advisory board includes: [6]
- Dr. Steven J. Adamowski
- Governor Roy E. Barnes
- Alan D. Bersin
- Lawrence S. Braden
- Cheryl Ellis
- Michael Feinberg
- Ronald F. Ferguson
- Eleanor Gaines
- Michael Goldstein
- Eric A. Hanushek
- Dr. Frederick M. Hess
- Dr. Paul T. Hill
- Dr. E.D. Hirsch
- Jan Hungate
- Jason Kamras
- Governor Frank Keating
- Lisa Graham Keegan
- W. Michael Kelley
- Dr. Paul Kimmelman
- Martin J. Koldyke
- Wendy Kopp
- Hailly Korman
- Dr. Deborah McGriff
- Dr. William Moloney
- Dr. Robert H. Pasternack
- James A. Peyser
- Michael Podgursky
- Michelle Rhee
- Felicity Messner Ross
- Stefanie Sanford
- Kim Smith
- Dr. Lewis C. Solmon
- Thomas Toch
- Joseph Wilson
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.
