National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ)

Their Approach NCTQ researches, evaluates, and provides information and guidance. They propose new changes to restore the teaching profession to strong health so they can provide every child with the education needed to ensure a bright and successful future and to offer all teachers—from aspiring to veteran—the conditions needed to thrive and succeed. Their body of work includes the Teacher Prep Review with evaluations and rankings of 2,400+ programs preparing new teachers; their State Policy Yearbook Database grading states on their efforts to modernize teacher policies; their Great Districts for Great Teachers' certification indicating which districts do the most for their best teachers; and their Teacher Contract Database, an incredible treasure-trove of information to compare states' and large districts' teacher policies.