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We collaborate with state education agencies, school districts, and community-based organizations to build partnerships designed for exponential impact. Whether we’re advising on curriculum adoption, collective bargaining, or policies to promote educator diversity, we offer recommendations rooted in research and experience.
Working with our clients and partners, we design and conduct research to answer their most pressing questions. We collect and analyze data, discover insights, and deliver key takeaways in digestible, compelling, and action-oriented formats.
Leaders representing the One Million Teachers of Color steering committee discuss the initiative at SXSW EDU 2023. From left: Manny Cruz, Sharif El Mekki, Leticia de la Vara, and Antonelli Mejia.
Research has shown that a diverse teaching staff benefits all students—and students of color in particular. For the educator workforce to mirror student demographics, we must add 1 million new teachers of color to our nation’s schools. In 2021, TNTP and a cohort of partner organizations launched the One Million Teachers of Color campaign, committed to closing the educator diversity gap by 2030. Together we’re collaborating with policymakers to build stronger pipelines to recruit and retain teachers of color.
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The Opportunity Myth Report
In response to The Widget Effect, our influential report on teacher effectiveness, 32 states changed their laws to improve teacher evaluations by identifying and acknowledging differences in teacher performance.
Our national groundbreaking report, The Opportunity Myth, identified the gaps that leave high school graduates unprepared for the lives they hope to lead. As a result, schools are successfully closing these gaps by adopting our four recommended resources.
Our report A Strong Foundation details a concrete plan for states to follow as they adopt the policies that will lead to stronger and more diverse educator pipelines.
And our report So All Students Thrive: Rethinking Layoff Policy to Protect Teacher Diversity explores the potential impact of “last in, first out” staffing policies and offers recommendations so that districts can protect teachers of color.
A strong academic foundation is the first, most important step to economic and social mobility. In this report from our Paths of Opportunity series, we study a set of diverse, trajectory-changing schools that consistently help young people catch up. We explore their focus on belonging, consistency, and coherence, and offer guides for other schools and systems to apply their best practices.
Research has shown that teacher beliefs shape classroom dynamics, influence student performance, and drive achievement disparities, especially across racial and socioeconomic lines. However, interventions can help mitigate these beliefs and empower teachers to raise expectations for all students, creating growth-focused,...
In the first report of our Paths of Opportunity series, we explore how young people’s experiences during their high school years shaped their economic and social mobility in adulthood. These five factors of mobility will be the basis for our latest research series.
Arkansas is pursuing promising strategies to address teacher shortages and become a national leader in teacher recruitment.
Our report, "Unlocking Learning Acceleration for Multilingual Learners," highlights innovative strategies from six districts and key recommendations to supercharge ML success.
New research on how pandemic-era grades mislead families, threaten student learning — and what we can do about it.
An interview with the superintendent of Jeffco Public Schools on creating belonging, consistency, and coherence at the district level.
The authors of the Aspen Institute's recent report offer an optimistic view on educational policy as an issue that can bridge political differences.
This election season, voters should remember the power of their vote to influence education issues in their community at the local and state levels.
A strong academic foundation is the first, most important step to economic and social mobility. In this report from our Paths of Opportunity series, we study a set of diverse, trajectory-changing schools that consistently help young people catch up. We explore their focus on belonging, consistency, and coherence, and offer guides for other schools and systems to apply their best practices.
To address teacher shortages, Arkansas began to implement TNTP’s recommendations in 2021. In our latest report, we assess the impact and share next steps.
As we celebrate Multilingual Advocacy Month, TNTP is deepening our support through research, policy, and opportunities for authentic engagement.
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