Teachers Know Best: Teachers’ Views on Professional Development

The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) is a research and policy group whose efforts to modernize the teacher profession are driven by the belief that all children deserve effective teachers.

Education First’s report, Giving Teachers the Feedback and Support They Deserve, describes how five leading districts are working to provide high-quality feedback and support for their teachers in order to improve student outcomes and evaluation systems.

Summers usually offer educators a moment to take a breath and recharge. But this year was different. With the pandemic disrupting the country, district and school leaders were overwhelmed, trying to devise plans for schools for the fall, whether remote, in person, or hybrid.