Teacher Retention part of the Education Reform Network

Issues in Teacher Quality

• AFT Issues in Teacher Quality
  The American Federation of Teachers Teacher Quality web site. Links provided to initiatives in the areas of teacher recruitment, preparation, licensure, induction, professional development, evaluation and compensation, and National Board Certification.
• Improving Teacher Quality in Early Childhood Education
  Provides an overview of the problem of recruiting and retaining quality teachers in early childhood education, examines what states are doing to overcome this difficulty.
• Meeting the Highly Qualified Teacher Challenge: The Secretary's Second Annual Report on Teacher Quality
  Report from the United States Department of Education on the challenges of ensuring that our nation's schools have highly qualified teachers.
• National Commission on Teaching and America's Future
  The goal of the Commission is to improve teacher preparation, retention, enhance the overall quality of the teaching force, and ensure that schools are organized for student success.
• National Council on Teacher Quality
  Overview of specific areas of interest related to teacher quality including teacher preparation and certification, school staffing, teacher pay, evaluating and improving teacher performance, and accountability.
• NCREL Teacher Quality Website
  North Central Regional Educational Laboratory's Teacher Quality website focuses on critical issues related to teacher quality, supply and demand, teacher preparation, recruitment and retention, certification, teacher mobility, and professional development.
• Teacher Quality Resources
  Links to the web sites of organizations addressing the issue of teacher quality.
• The Southeast Center for Teaching Quality, Inc.
  The Southeast Center for Teaching Quality, Inc., is dedicated to research, policy, and leadership in support of teacher quality.