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NCCTQ Activities

• 2007 What Works Conference: "Advancing Student Achievement Through Effective Teaching and Leadership"
• Barriers to the Preparation of Highly Qualified Teachers in Reading
• Communication Framework: "Measuring Teacher Quality and Effectiveness: Bringing Coherence to the Conversation"
• Focusing Teacher Preparation For At-Risk and Hard-to-Staff Schools
• Focusing Teacher Preparation For At-Risk and Hard-to-Staff Schools
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Center Overview

The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (NCCTQ) was launched on October 2, 2005, after Learning Point Associates and its partners - Education Commission of the States, ETS, and Vanderbilt University - entered into a five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Education to operate the teacher quality content center. NCCTQ is a part of the U.S. Department of Education's Comprehensive Centers program, which includes 16 regional comprehensive assistance centers that provide technical assistance to states within a specified boundary and five content centers that provide expert assistance to benefit states and districts nationwide on key issues related to the goals of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.

Methods

*Promote successful implementation of NCLB teacher quality requirements by disseminating critically reviewed research, strategies, practices, and tools. *Ensure a highly qualified teacher workforce by developing needs-based solutions. *Broaden the understanding and use of successful models and practices relating to teacher quality. *Galvanize public and policymaker support to meet NCLB demands related to teacher quality.