The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released a review of the nation's education schools today, making the anticipated splash and garnering heavy media attention with its shock factor. While the results are generating headlines, this review – like most of NCTQ's work – is misleading, unreliable and an effort to promote an ideological agenda rather than a genuine effort to inform the public and improve teacher preparation.

The report raises many questions and fails to provide useful information to drive meaningful improvement. See AACTE's press statement summarizing the chief concerns of AACTE and its member institutions.

AACTE is celebrating another advocacy victory, as Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) have reintroduced "The Educator Preparation Reform Act" (S. 1062/H.R. 2172). The bill, originally introduced in September 2012, will improve the quality of teaching in high-need schools by reforming and strengthening accountability of educator preparation programs, and supporting partnerships to meet the needs of educators and educational leaders.