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National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
At the request of the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, and with additional support from the Springfield Business Leaders for Education, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) undertook this analysis of teacher policies in the Springfield Public Schools. It is important to consider this examination of teacher policies in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Educational Policy
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2010
Staffing each classroom with an effective teacher is the most important function of a school district. Doing so requires strategic personnel policies and smart practices. The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), working with its local partner, the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, undertook an analysis of the Boston Public…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Public Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2010
The 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" provided a comprehensive review of states' policies that impact the teaching profession. As a companion to last year's comprehensive state-by-state analysis, the 2010 edition provides each state with an individualized "Blueprint for Change," building off last year's "Yearbook"…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy, Teacher Evaluation
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2011
For five years running, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has tracked states' teacher policies, preparing a detailed and thorough compendium of teacher policy in the United States on topics related to teacher preparation, licensure, evaluation, career advancement, tenure, compensation, pensions and dismissal. The 2011 State Teacher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2008
This paper presents the Massachusetts edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's 2008 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook". The 2008 "Yearbook" focuses on how state policies impact the retention of effective new teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into three areas that encompass 15 goals. Broadly, these goals…
Descriptors: Mentors, Teacher Competencies, State Government, Government Role
National Council on Teacher Quality, 2009
This Massachusetts edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) 2009 "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the third annual look at state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers can make changes that will have a positive impact on…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
Bailey, Janet – 1982
An overview of Massachusetts public and private colleges, and institutional data from the 28 public colleges and universities supported by the state and the three public, nonstate supported two-year colleges are presented. Based on the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), data are presented on fall 1980 student enrollments,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Degrees (Academic), Enrollment Trends