Current information about this program can be found under the Education
Research program.
The purpose of the Teacher Quality research program is to identify effective
strategies for improving the performance of classroom teachers in ways that increase
student learning and school achievement and to develop practical assessments of
teacher knowledge and validate these assessments against measures of student learning
and achievement. Through this program, the Institute will support research on
the development and evaluation of teacher professional development programs, professional
development delivery mechanisms, and assessments of teacher knowledge. Long term
outcomes of the Teacher Quality program will be an array of tools and strategies
(e.g., pre-service and in-service programs, policies, assessments) that have been
demonstrated to be effective for improving and assessing teacher performance in
ways that are linked to increases in student achievement. Projects receiving awards
for the first teacher quality research competition are listed below.