Resources for State Policy Work

Cultivating Educator Quality for Student Success

A PowerPoint presentation on work in NCTAF state coalition New Mexico, given by James Ball and Peter Winograd.

Framing Questions for Building a State Coalition

Here are a few questions to consider when forming a state coalition.

N.C. Governor Mike Easley's Teacher Working Conditions Initiative (updated 2006)
This document provides a link to the North Carolina teacher working conditions survey.

Kansas Teacher Working Conditions Survey

Ohio Teacher Working Conditions Survey

Arizona Teacher Working Conditions Survey

Illinois Education Research Council

This website provides a wealth of education research to support P-16 education policy making and program development in Illinois. Other states may find the IERC's reports helpful.

Policy Inventory
The state policy inventory is a diagnostic tool designed to help states examine policies that affect teaching quality. The structure of the policy inventory is based on the five major NCTAF recommendation areas from What Matters Most. A policy inventory matrix based on the three strategy areas of No Dream Denied has been created and will be posted soon. For examples of policy inventories based on No Dream Denied, please contact NCTAF staff.

Teacher Quality Partnership

The Teacher Quality Partnership is a P-16 collaboration designed to study teacher preparation and support in Ohio. Publications on the website are helpful for all states.

West Virginia's Policy Inventory Data Index

This document contains NCTAF state coalition West Virginia's matrix of data for their policy inventory. States seeking to create an inventory will find it helpful.