National Ctr on Teacher Quality

<p>The <b>National Council on Teacher Quality</b> (NCTQ) is a nonprofit organization that "advocates for reforms in a broad range of teacher policies at the federal, state, and local levels," according to its website. In particular, NCTQ supports "a more market-sensitive approach to the structure of the profession, in order to encourage a more equitable distribution of the finest teachers to the schools that need them the most and in the subject areas that are particularly difficult to fill." <sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-0" title="">[1]</a></sup>

According to the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Department_of_Education" title="Department of Education" class="mw-redirect">Department of Education</a>'s Office of Inspector General report on Department PR expenditures in fiscal years 2002 through 2004, NCTQ and the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Oquirrh_Institute" title="Oquirrh Institute">Oquirrh Institute</a> received $677,318 in 2003 - 2004, to "increase the American public’s exposure and understanding of the research and full spectrum of ideas on teacher quality." In 2005, the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Education called the NCTQ grant into question because a) it had been approved although two out of three reviewers had recommended against approving it; b) it was unsolicited; and c) NCTQ president Kate Walsh had run op eds without a legally required EDGAR disclosure.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-1" title="">[2]</a></sup></p>

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<h2>Contents</h2>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#History"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#Funding"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Funding</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#Partial_list_of_grants"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Partial list of grants</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#Total_funding"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Total funding</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#List_of_funders_in_2011"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">List of funders in 2011</span></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#Personnel"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Personnel</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#Personnel_in_2011"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Personnel in 2011</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#Earlier_personnel"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Earlier personnel</span></a></li>

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#Contact_Information"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Contact Information</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#Articles_and_resources"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Articles and resources</span></a>

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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#Related_SourceWatch_articles"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Related SourceWatch articles</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#References"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#External_resources"><span class="tocnumber">5.3</span> <span class="toctext">External resources</span></a></li>

<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#External_articles"><span class="tocnumber">5.4</span> <span class="toctext">External articles</span></a></li>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline">History</span></h2>

<p>The National Council on Teacher Quality was started in 2000 with nearly half a million dollars, according to its federal tax return<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-2" title="">[3]</a></sup>. In 2001, it received a $5 million two-year grant from the Department of Education<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-3" title="">[4]</a></sup> to found an organization that would compete with the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Board_for_Professional_Teaching_Standards&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (page does not exist)">National Board for Professional Teaching Standards</a> for teaching certification. The National Council on Teacher Quality founded this organization, the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Board_for_Certification_of_Teacher_Excellence&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (page does not exist)">American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence</a> (ABCTE), in partnership with an organization called the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Education_Leaders_Council&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Education Leaders Council (page does not exist)">Education Leaders Council</a>.

In 2004, the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence became its own nonprofit organization, and in 2005, NCTQ president Kate Walsh resigned from the board of the ABCTE amid controversy.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-4" title="">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-5" title="">[6]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-6" title="">[7]</a></sup>

However, the NCTQ has continued to push for alternative routes to teacher certification and other corporate <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Education_reform&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Education reform (page does not exist)">education reform</a> policies such as a restriction on teacher seniority using a variety of methods:</p>

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<li>In 2005, the NCTQ began publishing evaluations of teacher preparation programs.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-7" title="">[8]</a></sup></li>

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<li>Since 2006, the NCTQ has been producing the State Teacher Policy Yearbook, which compares states on policy issues that the NCTQ advances. Some key policy issues they promote include basing 50% of teacher's evaluation on "evidence of student learning," which in practice means student performance on standardized tests. Another is whether states allow alternative routes to teacher certification.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-8" title="">[9]</a></sup></li>

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<li>In 2007, the NCTQ launched a national <a href="http://www.nctq.org/cb" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/cb" rel="nofollow">"Teachers Rules, Roles and Rights"</a> database that allowed users to district policies from 50 school districts. The project was funded by the Gates Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-9" title="">[10]</a></sup> This database has now grown to cover more than 100 districts in all 50 states. It is sponsored by the Gates Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-10" title="">[11]</a></sup></li>

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<li>Since 2009 and 2001, the NCTQ has been providing analyses of "human capital" policies in several school districts and working with school districts to influence collective bargaining agreements.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-11" title="">[12]</a></sup> Districts include Kansas City, Missouri; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Seattle, Washington; and Hartford, Connecticut.</li>

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<li>Currently, the NCTQ is collaborating with <i>US News and World Report</i> on a report "grading" teacher preparation programs. The $3.6 million project is funded by foundations such as the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Carnegie_Corporation" title="Carnegie Corporation" class="mw-redirect">Carnegie Corporation</a> and the <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Broad_Foundation" title="Broad Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Broad Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-12" title="">[13]</a></sup></li>

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<h2><span class="mw-headline">Funding</span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">Partial list of grants</span></h3>

<p>According to <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Media_Transparency" title="Media Transparency">Media Transparency</a>, NCTQ has received funding from: <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-13" title="">[14]</a></sup></p>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Smith_Richardson_Foundation" title="Smith Richardson Foundation">Smith Richardson Foundation</a>

<ul>

<li>$75,000 in 2001, to provide "up-to-date information to policy makers and school administrators about how they can assess the performance of teachers"</li>

<li>$75,000 in 2002, for "Improving Teacher Quality Through Innovation and Information"</li>

<li>$125,000 in 2003, to "convene a conference and commission research that will examine approaches to training and licensing teachers"</li>

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</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Fordham_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fordham Foundation (page does not exist)">Fordham Foundation</a>

<ul>

<li>$25,000 in 2000, in support of program development for 2000</li>

<li>$105,000 total in 2001 "in support of promoting a commonsense strategy for boosting teacher quality"</li>

<li>$30,000 in 2003, to support the Teacher Research Laymen's Guide project</li>

<li>$30,000 in 2004, for general operations</li>

<li>$30,000 in 2005, to support development of the State Policy Yearbook</li>

</ul>

</li>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline">Total funding</span></h3>

<p>The National Council on Teacher Quality tax returns<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-14" title="">[15]</a></sup> list the organization's total income as follows:

Year Amount

2000 473,579

2001 1,523,636

2002 2,627,307

2003 3,189, 982

2004 1,911,527

2005 561,483

2006 791,032

2007 1,442,127

2008 1,822,320

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<h3><span class="mw-headline">List of funders in 2011</span></h3>

<p>The following organizations funded the NCTQ in 2011:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-15" title="">[16]</a></sup>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=B_%26_L_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="B & L Foundation (page does not exist)">B & L Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Barksdale_Reading_Institute&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barksdale Reading Institute (page does not exist)">Barksdale Reading Institute</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Barr_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barr Foundation (page does not exist)">Barr Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bill_and_Melinda_Gates_Foundation" title="Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation" class="mw-redirect">Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Carnegie_Corporation_of_New_York" title="Carnegie Corporation of New York">Carnegie Corporation of New York</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Chamberlin_Family_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chamberlin Family Foundation (page does not exist)">Chamberlin Family Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Daniels_Fund&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniels Fund (page does not exist)">Daniels Fund</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Doris_and_Donald_Fisher_Fund&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Doris and Donald Fisher Fund (page does not exist)">Doris and Donald Fisher Fund</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ewing_Marion_Kauffman_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (page does not exist)">Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Finnegan_Family_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Finnegan Family Foundation (page does not exist)">Finnegan Family Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Foundation_for_the_MidSouth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Foundation for the MidSouth (page does not exist)">Foundation for the MidSouth</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Gleason_Family_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gleason Family Foundation (page does not exist)">Gleason Family Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Goldsmith_Family_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Goldsmith Family Foundation (page does not exist)">Goldsmith Family Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Houston_Endowment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Houston Endowment (page does not exist)">Houston Endowment</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Joyce_Foundation" title="Joyce Foundation">Joyce Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Longfield_Family_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Longfield Family Foundation (page does not exist)">Longfield Family Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Massachusetts_Business_Alliance_for_Education&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (page does not exist)">Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Phil_Hardin_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phil Hardin Foundation (page does not exist)">Phil Hardin Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Polk_Bros_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Polk Bros Foundation (page does not exist)">Polk Bros Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Rockwell_Collins,_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rockwell Collins, Inc. (page does not exist)">Rockwell Collins, Inc.</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Searle_Freedom_Trust&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Searle Freedom Trust (page does not exist)">Searle Freedom Trust</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Steans_Family_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steans Family Foundation (page does not exist)">Steans Family Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Aaron_Straus_and_Lillie_Straus_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation (page does not exist)">Aaron Straus and Lillie Straus Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Abell_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abell Foundation (page does not exist)">Abell Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Boston_Foundation" title="Boston Foundation">Boston Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Bower_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bower Foundation (page does not exist)">Bower Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Brookhill_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brookhill Foundation (page does not exist)">Brookhill Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Edythe_and_Eli_Broad_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edythe and Eli Broad Foundation (page does not exist)">Edythe and Eli Broad Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Garner_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Garner Foundation (page does not exist)">Garner Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=George_Gund_Foundation" title="George Gund Foundation" class="mw-redirect">George Gund Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Harold_Whitworth_Pierce_Charitable_Trust&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust (page does not exist)">Harold Whitworth Pierce Charitable Trust</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Lynde_and_Harry_Bradley_Foundation" title="Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation">Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Morton_K._and_Jane_Blaustein_Foundation" title="Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation">Morton K. and Jane Blaustein Foundation</a>

The <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Osa_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Osa Foundation (page does not exist)">Osa Foundation</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=The_Teaching_Commission&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Teaching Commission (page does not exist)">The Teaching Commission</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=The_Walker_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Walker Foundation (page does not exist)">The Walker Foundation</a>

<h2><span class="mw-headline">Personnel</span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">Personnel in 2011</span></h3>

<p>The Board of Directors in 2011<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-16" title="">[17]</a></sup> is:

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Barbara_O%27Brien" title="Barbara O'Brien">Barbara O'Brien</a>, Chair

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Stacey_Boyd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stacey Boyd (page does not exist)">Stacey Boyd</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Chester_E.Finn,Jr." title="Chester E. Finn, Jr.">Chester E. Finn, Jr.</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ira_Fishman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ira Fishman (page does not exist)">Ira Fishman</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Marti_Watson_Garlett&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marti Watson Garlett (page does not exist)">Marti Watson Garlett</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Henry_L._Johnson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry L. Johnson (page does not exist)">Henry L. Johnson</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Donald_N._Langenberg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Donald N. Langenberg (page does not exist)">Donald N. Langenberg</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Clara_M._Lovett&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clara M. Lovett (page does not exist)">Clara M. Lovett</a>, treasurer

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Carol_G._Peck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Carol G. Peck (page does not exist)">Carol G. Peck</a>

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=John_L._Winn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John L. Winn (page does not exist)">John L. Winn</a>, vice-chair

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kate_Walsh_%28US%29" title="Kate Walsh (US)">Kate Walsh (US)</a>, president

The 2011 advisory board<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-17" title="">[18]</a></sup> includes:

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Steven_J._Adamowski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steven J. Adamowski (page does not exist)">Steven J. Adamowski</a>, Superintendent , Hartford Connecticut Public Schools

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Barber&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Barber (page does not exist)">Michael Barber</a>, Partner and Global Head of Education, McKinsey & Company

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Roy_E._Barnes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roy E. Barnes (page does not exist)">Roy E. Barnes</a>, Partner, The Barnes Law Group

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Cynthia_G._Brown&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cynthia G. Brown (page does not exist)">Cynthia G. Brown</a>, Director of Education Policy, Center for American Progress

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=David_Chard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Chard (page does not exist)">David Chard</a>, Dean, School of Education and Human Development, Southern Methodist University

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Andrew_Chen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrew Chen (page does not exist)">Andrew Chen</a>, President, EduTron

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Celine_Coggins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Celine Coggins (page does not exist)">Celine Coggins</a>, Founder and CEO, Teach Plus

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Paula_S._Dominguez&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paula S. Dominguez (page does not exist)">Paula S. Dominguez</a>, Rhode Island House of Representatives

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jo_Lynne_DeMary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jo Lynne DeMary (page does not exist)">Jo Lynne DeMary</a>, Director, Center for School Improvement , Virginia Commonwealth University

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Feinberg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Feinberg (page does not exist)">Michael Feinberg</a>, Founder, KIPP

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Goldstein&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Goldstein (page does not exist)">Michael Goldstein</a>, CEO and Founder, The Match School, Massachusetts

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Eric_A._Hanushek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eric A. Hanushek (page does not exist)">Eric A. Hanushek</a>, Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Joseph_A._Hawkins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph A. Hawkins (page does not exist)">Joseph A. Hawkins</a>, Senior Study Director, Westat

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Frederick_M._Hess" title="Frederick M. Hess">Frederick M. Hess</a>, Scholar, American Enterprise Institute

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Paul_T._Hill" title="Paul T. Hill">Paul T. Hill</a>, Director, Center for Reinventing Public Education

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=E.D._Hirsch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E.D. Hirsch (page does not exist)">E.D. Hirsch</a>, Author and Founder, Core Knowledge Foundation

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Johnston&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Johnston (page does not exist)">Michael Johnston</a>, State Senator, Colorado

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Barry_Kaufman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barry Kaufman (page does not exist)">Barry Kaufman</a>, President, BK Education Consulting Services

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Frank_Keating" title="Frank Keating">Frank Keating</a>, President and CEO, American Council of Life Insurers

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Martin_J._Koldyke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Martin J. Koldyke (page does not exist)">Martin J. Koldyke</a>, Founder and Chairman, Academy for Urban School Leadership

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wendy_Kopp" title="Wendy Kopp">Wendy Kopp</a>, CEO and Founder, Teach For America

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tom_Lasley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tom Lasley (page does not exist)">Tom Lasley</a>, Executive Director, EDvention

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Amy_Jo_Leonard&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amy Jo Leonard (page does not exist)">Amy Jo Leonard</a>, Teacher, Turtle Mountain Elementary School, North Dakota

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Deborah_McGriff" title="Deborah McGriff">Deborah McGriff</a>, Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ellen_Moir&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ellen Moir (page does not exist)">Ellen Moir</a>, Executive Director, New Teacher Center

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Robert_H._Pasternack&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert H. Pasternack (page does not exist)">Robert H. Pasternack</a>, Vice President, Voyager Expanded Learning

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Podgursky&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Podgursky (page does not exist)">Michael Podgursky</a>, Professor, Dept. of Economics, U. of Missouri-Columbia

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michelle_Rhee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michelle Rhee (page does not exist)">Michelle Rhee</a>, Founder and CEO, StudentsFirst

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Stefanie_Sanford&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stefanie Sanford (page does not exist)">Stefanie Sanford</a>, Director, US Program Policy & Advocacy, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Daniel_Willingham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Daniel Willingham (page does not exist)">Daniel Willingham</a>, Professor, University of Virginia

<a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Suzanne_Wilson" title="Suzanne Wilson">Suzanne Wilson</a>, Professor and Chair, Department of Teacher Education, Michigan State University

The staff in 2011<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-18" title="">[19]</a></sup> is:</p>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tami_Anderson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tami Anderson (page does not exist)">Tami Anderson</a>, research assistant</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kathleen_Bolles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kathleen Bolles (page does not exist)">Kathleen Bolles</a>, comptroller</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Sarah_Brody&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sarah Brody (page does not exist)">Sarah Brody</a>, policy analyst</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Emily_Cohen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Emily Cohen (page does not exist)">Emily Cohen</a>, district policy director</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Graham_Duke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Graham Duke (page does not exist)">Graham Duke</a>, team leader</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Pat_Giles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pat Giles (page does not exist)">Pat Giles</a>, office manager</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Julie_Greenberg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Julie Greenberg (page does not exist)">Julie Greenberg</a>, senior policy analyst</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Sandi_Jacobs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sandi Jacobs (page does not exist)">Sandi Jacobs</a>, vice president</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Arthur_McKee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arthur McKee (page does not exist)">Arthur McKee</a>, managing director</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Chase_Nordengren&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chase Nordengren (page does not exist)">Chase Nordengren</a>, team leader</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Laura_Pomerance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laura Pomerance (page does not exist)">Laura Pomerance</a>, policy analyst</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Robert_Rickenbrode&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Rickenbrode (page does not exist)">Robert Rickenbrode</a>, director</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Priya_Varghese&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Priya Varghese (page does not exist)">Priya Varghese</a>, policy analyst</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kate_Walsh_%28US%29" title="Kate Walsh (US)">Kate Walsh (US)</a>, president</li>

</ul>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">Earlier personnel</span></h3>

<p>According to their website, NCTQ staff include: <sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-19" title="">[20]</a></sup></p>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kate_Walsh_%28US%29" title="Kate Walsh (US)">Kate Walsh (US)</a> - president</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jess_Castle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jess Castle (page does not exist)">Jess Castle</a> - policy analyst</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_O%27Neal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael O'Neal (page does not exist)">Michael O'Neal</a> - writer</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Lisa_Barry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lisa Barry (page does not exist)">Lisa Barry</a> - research fellow</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Tess_Mullen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tess Mullen (page does not exist)">Tess Mullen</a> - research fellow</li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Colleen_Hale&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Colleen Hale (page does not exist)">Colleen Hale</a> - graphic designer and web manager</li>

</ul>

<p>The NCTQ board of directors includes: <sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-20" title="">[21]</a></sup></p>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Andrew_Rotherham&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Andrew Rotherham (page does not exist)">Andrew Rotherham</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Gaynor_McCown&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gaynor McCown (page does not exist)">Gaynor McCown</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Danielle_Wilcox&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Danielle Wilcox (page does not exist)">Danielle Wilcox</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Stacey_Boyd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stacey Boyd (page does not exist)">Stacey Boyd</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Chester_E.Finn,Jr." title="Chester E. Finn, Jr.">Chester E. Finn, Jr.</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ira_Fishman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ira Fishman (page does not exist)">Ira Fishman</a></li>

</ul>

<p>And the NCTQ advisory board includes: <sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_note-21" title="">[22]</a></sup></p>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Dr.Steven_J.Adamowski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dr. Steven J. Adamowski (page does not exist)">Dr. Steven J. Adamowski</a></li>

<li>Governor <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Roy_E._Barnes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roy E. Barnes (page does not exist)">Roy E. Barnes</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Alan_D._Bersin" title="Alan D. Bersin">Alan D. Bersin</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Lawrence_S._Braden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lawrence S. Braden (page does not exist)">Lawrence S. Braden</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Cheryl_Ellis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cheryl Ellis (page does not exist)">Cheryl Ellis</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Feinberg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Feinberg (page does not exist)">Michael Feinberg</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Ronald_F._Ferguson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ronald F. Ferguson (page does not exist)">Ronald F. Ferguson</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Eleanor_Gaines&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eleanor Gaines (page does not exist)">Eleanor Gaines</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Goldstein&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Goldstein (page does not exist)">Michael Goldstein</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Eric_A._Hanushek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eric A. Hanushek (page does not exist)">Eric A. Hanushek</a></li>

<li>Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Frederick_M._Hess" title="Frederick M. Hess">Frederick M. Hess</a></li>

<li>Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=E.D._Hirsch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="E.D. Hirsch (page does not exist)">E.D. Hirsch</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jan_Hungate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jan Hungate (page does not exist)">Jan Hungate</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Jason_Kamras&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jason Kamras (page does not exist)">Jason Kamras</a></li>

<li>Governor <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Frank_Keating" title="Frank Keating">Frank Keating</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Lisa_Graham_Keegan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lisa Graham Keegan (page does not exist)">Lisa Graham Keegan</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=W._Michael_Kelley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W. Michael Kelley (page does not exist)">W. Michael Kelley</a></li>

<li>Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Paul_Kimmelman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul Kimmelman (page does not exist)">Paul Kimmelman</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Martin_J._Koldyke&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Martin J. Koldyke (page does not exist)">Martin J. Koldyke</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Wendy_Kopp" title="Wendy Kopp">Wendy Kopp</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Hailly_Korman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hailly Korman (page does not exist)">Hailly Korman</a></li>

<li>Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Deborah_McGriff" title="Deborah McGriff">Deborah McGriff</a></li>

<li>Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=William_Moloney&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Moloney (page does not exist)">William Moloney</a></li>

<li>Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Robert_H._Pasternack&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert H. Pasternack (page does not exist)">Robert H. Pasternack</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=James_A._Peyser&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James A. Peyser (page does not exist)">James A. Peyser</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michael_Podgursky&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michael Podgursky (page does not exist)">Michael Podgursky</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Michelle_Rhee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Michelle Rhee (page does not exist)">Michelle Rhee</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Felicity_Messner_Ross&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Felicity Messner Ross (page does not exist)">Felicity Messner Ross</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Stefanie_Sanford&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stefanie Sanford (page does not exist)">Stefanie Sanford</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Kim_Smith" title="Kim Smith">Kim Smith</a></li>

<li>Dr. <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Lewis_C._Solmon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lewis C. Solmon (page does not exist)">Lewis C. Solmon</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Thomas_Toch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Toch (page does not exist)">Thomas Toch</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Joseph_Wilson" title="Joseph Wilson" class="mw-redirect">Joseph Wilson</a></li>

</ul>

<h2><span class="mw-headline">Contact Information</span></h2>

<p>National Council on Teacher Quality

1225 19th Street NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: 202 222-0561

Fax: 202 222-0570

Email: info@nctq.org

Website: <a href="http://www.nctq.org" class="external free" title="http://www.nctq.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.nctq.org</a>

<h2><span class="mw-headline">Articles and resources</span></h2>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">Related SourceWatch articles</span></h3>

<ul>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Department_of_Education" title="Department of Education" class="mw-redirect">Department of Education</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Oquirrh_Institute" title="Oquirrh Institute">Oquirrh Institute</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Covert_propaganda" title="Covert propaganda">Covert propaganda</a></li>

</ul>

<h3><span class="mw-headline">References</span></h3>

<li id="cite_note-0"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-0" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/nctq/about/whatwedo.html" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/nctq/about/whatwedo.html" rel="nofollow">"What We Do", accessed 2005 or 2006.</a></li>

<li id="cite_note-1"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-1" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.pdf" class="external text" title="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.pdf" rel="nofollow">Department of Education report</a></li>

<li id="cite_note-2"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-2" title="">↑</a> [<a href="http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/043/043536571/043536571_200212_990.pdf" class="external free" title="http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/043/043536571/043536571_200212_990.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/043/043536571/043536571_200212_990.pdf</a> The 2002 990 tax return</li>

<li id="cite_note-3"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-3" title="">↑</a> United States Government Accountability Office, <a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06268.pdf" class="external text" title="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06268.pdf" rel="nofollow">"Discretionary Grants,"</a> February 2006.</li>

<li id="cite_note-4"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-4" title="">↑</a> Bess Keller, <a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2005/10/19/08abcte.h25.html" class="external text" title="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2005/10/19/08abcte.h25.html" rel="nofollow">"Upheaval Hits Teacher-Credentialing Board"</a>, Education Week, October 19, 2005.</li>

<li id="cite_note-5"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-5" title="">↑</a> Donald C. Orlich, <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0klj8wIChNAC&dat=20050205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en" class="external text" title="http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=0klj8wIChNAC&dat=20050205&printsec=frontpage&hl=en" rel="nofollow">"Follow the money, taxpayers,"</a> <i>The Spokesman Review',</i> February 5 2005, page B5. <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V2hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7PIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4907,2619535&dq=national-council-on-teacher-quality&hl=en" class="external free" title="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V2hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7PIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4907,2619535&dq=national-council-on-teacher-quality&hl=en" rel="nofollow">http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=V2hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7PIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4907,2619535&dq=national-council-on-teacher-quality&hl=en</a></li>

<li id="cite_note-6"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-6" title="">↑</a> Department of Education Office of Inspector General <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.pdf" class="external text" title="http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.pdf" rel="nofollow">"Review of Department Identified Contracts and Grants for Public Relations Services,"</a> Department of Education, issued September 1, 2005.</li>

<li id="cite_note-7"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-7" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/p/edschools/" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/p/edschools/" rel="nofollow">Ed Schools</a>, <i>NCTQ</i>, accessed April 5, 2011.</li>

<li id="cite_note-8"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-8" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/stpy09/updates/docs/stpy_national.pdf" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/stpy09/updates/docs/stpy_national.pdf" rel="nofollow">2010 <i>State Teacher Policy Yearbook</i></a>, accessed April 5, 2011</li>

<li id="cite_note-9"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-9" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/teacher/quality/prweb522971.htm" class="external free" title="http://www.prweb.com/releases/teacher/quality/prweb522971.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.prweb.com/releases/teacher/quality/prweb522971.htm</a></li>

<li id="cite_note-10"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-10" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/tr3/sponsors.jsp" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/tr3/sponsors.jsp" rel="nofollow">Sponsors,</a> National Council on Teacher Quality, accessed April 5, 2011.</li>

<li id="cite_note-11"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-11" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/p/districts/" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/p/districts/" rel="nofollow">School Districts and Teachers Unions</a>, National Council on Teacher Quality, accessed April 5, 2011.</li>

<li id="cite_note-12"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-12" title="">↑</a> Trip Gabriel, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/education/09teachers.html#" class="external text" title="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/education/09teachers.html#" rel="nofollow">"Teachers’ Colleges Upset by Plan to Grade Them,"</a> <i>New York Times</i>, February 8, 2011.</li>

<li id="cite_note-13"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-13" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://old.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=2578" class="external text" title="http://old.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=2578" rel="nofollow">Recipient Grants</a>, Media Transparency, accessed April 5, 2011.</li>

<li id="cite_note-14"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-14" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/043/043536571/043536571_200212_990.pdf" class="external text" title="http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/043/043536571/043536571_200212_990.pdf" rel="nofollow">The 2002 Form 990 tax return and [http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990_pdf_archive/043/043536571/043536571_200909_990.pdf The 2009 Form 990 tax return</a></li>

<li id="cite_note-15"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-15" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/p/about/funders.jsp" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/p/about/funders.jsp" rel="nofollow">Our Funders,</a> National Council on Teacher Quality, accessed April 5, 2011.</li>

<li id="cite_note-16"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-16" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/p/about/board.jsp" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/p/about/board.jsp" rel="nofollow">Board of Directors,</a> National Council on Teacher Quality, accessed April 5, 2001</li>

<li id="cite_note-17"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-17" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/p/about/advisory.jsp" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/p/about/advisory.jsp" rel="nofollow">Advisory Board,</a> National Council on Teacher Quality, accessed April 5, 2011</li>

<li id="cite_note-18"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-18" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/p/about/staff.jsp" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/p/about/staff.jsp" rel="nofollow">Staff,</a> National Council on Teacher Quality, accessed April 5, 2011</li>

<li id="cite_note-19"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-19" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/nctq/about/staff.html" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/nctq/about/staff.html" rel="nofollow">Staff</a>, National Council on Teacher Quality, accessed 2005 or 2006</li>

<li id="cite_note-20"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-20" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/nctq/about/board.html" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/nctq/about/board.html" rel="nofollow">Board,</a> National Council on Teacher Quality, accessed 2005 or 2006</li>

<li id="cite_note-21"><a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=National_Council_on_Teacher_Quality#cite_ref-21" title="">↑</a> <a href="http://www.nctq.org/nctq/about/advisory.html" class="external text" title="http://www.nctq.org/nctq/about/advisory.html" rel="nofollow">Advisory Board</a>, accessed 2005 or 2006</li>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline">External resources</span></h3>

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<li>Department of Education Office of Inspector General, "Review of Department Identified Contracts and Grants for Public Relations Services" (ED-OIG / I13F0012), issued September 1, 2005; available in <a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.doc" class="external text" title="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.doc" rel="nofollow">MS Word</a> (432K) and <a href="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.pdf" class="external text" title="http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/aireports/i13f0012.pdf" rel="nofollow">PDF</a> (214K) formats.</li>

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<li>Greg Toppo, "<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-09-03-education-funding_x.htm" class="external text" title="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-09-03-education-funding_x.htm" rel="nofollow">Report: Education Dept. funds need monitoring</a>," <i>USA Today</i>, September 3, 2005.</li>

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<li><a href="http://www.nbpts.org/" class="external text" title="http://www.nbpts.org/" rel="nofollow">National Board for Professional Teaching Standards</a></li>

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<li><a href="http://www.abcte.org/" class="external text" title="http://www.abcte.org/" rel="nofollow">American Board for Certification of Teaching Excellence</a></li>

<li><a href="http://old.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=2578" class="external text" title="http://old.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=2578" rel="nofollow">Media Transparency</a></li>

<li><a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06268.pdf" class="external text" title="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06268.pdf" rel="nofollow">United States Accounting Office Report</a></li>

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<h3><span class="mw-headline">External articles</span></h3>

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