The Center for Education Reform» teacher policy http://www.edreform.com Since 1993, the leading voice and advocate for lasting, substantive and structural education reform in the U.S. Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:26:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Banner Year For Teacher Policy Reform http://www.edreform.com/2012/01/teacher-policy-reform-nctq-2011/ http://www.edreform.com/2012/01/teacher-policy-reform-nctq-2011/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:40:04 +0000 admin http://www.edreform.com/?p=6165 The National Council on Teacher Quality releases it’s annual State Teacher Policy Yearbook, noting that 2011 “was no ordinary year for teacher policy”. While the fifth edition of this report saw more changes in states’ teacher policies than any years prior, Florida, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, and Tennessee lead the nation on teacher quality policy.

One policy that is being targeted nationwide is teacher tenure. States are tossing aside historic protections in an era that demands high-performing teachers to produce higher achievement among students.

Check out CER’s map to see how your state stacks up when it comes to teacher quality.

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