Every student deserves diverse and effective teachers and school leaders with high expectations who are ready to provide them with strong academic foundations and experiences. TNTP’s leadership development and talent services help make this possible by maximizing the strengths of all the adults who support students.
We help systems create student-centered and sustainable workforce management strategies to bring more flexibility and joy to the role of teaching. We provide learning experiences for leaders at all levels that meet individualized needs and are responsive to school contexts.
By nurturing and placing thousands of high-quality educators and leaders nationwide we’ve helped to elevate the teaching profession and transform students’ trajectories. Plus, our services effectively develop teachers and school leaders at a fraction of the cost of traditional education schools.
Teacher Recruitment and Development
Alternative Teacher Pathways
TNTP helps districts create or improve their in-district, alternative teacher certification process. With our guidance and support, districts develop programs to train teachers who meet their specific needs.
Teaching Fellows streamlines the path to teacher certification for graduating college seniors and career changers through summer classes, on-the-job training, and personalized coaching.
This learning experience helps experienced teachers combine high expectations with strong instruction to make grade-level content accessible to all their students.
We partner with school districts to design and execute strategies—from pipeline to career pathways and development—along the leadership spectrum. We center equity in our leadership development approach, from developing leaders who disrupt systems of inequity to helping systems support and retain leaders of color for the long term.
We lead a number of programs designed to close the diversity gap for educators and offer transformative leadership opportunities for administrators of color to grow, sustain, and expand their impact.
As part of a larger leadership and talent development strategy, we offer online learning experiencesdesigned to support the development of teachers, leaders, and other adults in PK-12 settings. Learning Portal content can be integrated into your existing online learning tools. Our Learning Portal team supports district partners to optimize this work at every level, from aligning it with your long-term vision and strategy to confidently managing the course on a day-to-day basis.
Teacher expectations can pave the way for student success -- or deepen achievement disparities. This report highlights the impact of teacher expectations on student outcomes and offers actionable solutions.
Ednovate, a network of six high schools in California, coordinates support for multilingual learners by prioritizing their input and involving leadership.
TNTP’s Insight surveys show that strategies for retaining teachers can be low-cost and as simple as offering positive feedback and asking them to stay.