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NCTR Awarded $6.7 Million Grant by U.S. Department of Education to Serve Teachers of Color and Help Address the National Teacher Shortage
September 27, 2022 – The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) has been awarded a three-year federal Supporting Effective Educator…
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NCTR Welcomes New CEO, New Vision For the Future
September 12, 2022 -- On June 1, 2022, the National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR), the only national organization dedicated…
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NCTR and EdReports Prepare Day-One Ready Teachers — Phase II
September 6, 2022 -- In 2020, the National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) and EdReports, a nonprofit that provides free…
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The BEI Difference: NCTR Initiative Proven to Recruit and Retain Black Educators
July 12, 2022 -- Data from the first two years of the National Center for Teacher Residencies’ (NCTR) Black Educators…
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NCTR Awards $3.7 Million in Grants to 27 Residencies to Support Recruitment, Preparation, and Retention of Black Educators
July 12, 2022--The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) is awarding $3.7 million in grants to 27 of its teacher…
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Recent News
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A Message from the CEO
September 9, 2025 -- As we step into a new academic year, I am filled with a deep sense of…
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A Message About Teacher Residencies and Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Programs
August 5, 2025 -- The federal landscape on education has continued to significantly shift. Despite this shift, teacher residency programs…
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A Message from Jill Pitner, Chief Growth Officer
June 10, 2025 -- Did you know that the National Center for Teacher Residencies’ (NCTR) origin story began almost 20…
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Strengthening Network Connections: APEC & APEC-Coker
June 10, 2025 -- Alternative Pathways to Educator Certification (APEC) and APEC-Coker recently collaborated for a professional development event that brought…
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APEC Residency’s Impact in South Carolina Empowers Educators, Transforms Communities
June 10, 2025 -- Great teachers not only teach students, but also empower other teachers to succeed. For several years…
NCTR In the News
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Education Week: A New Teacher at 50: Inside the Struggle to Rebuild America’s Black Teaching Workforce
October 11, 2022 -- Nothing in Room 129 was DarLisa Himrod’s own. The 49-year-old aspiring teacher organized bulletin boards, dusted…
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Education Week: HBCUs to Scale Up Teacher Residency Programs
October 7, 2022 -- Teacher residencies—in which a candidate undergoes a yearlong, paid classroom apprenticeship with ongoing mentoring—have proven to…
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The White House Fact Sheet: Supporting Teachers on World Teachers’ Day
October 5, 2022 --New investments under the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program to help ensure long-term support for teacher pipeline and…
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NWEA: Teacher Residency Programs can Improve U.S. Schools
August 19, 2022 -- NCTR's Chief External Relations Officer Tabitha Grossman, Ph.D., was interviewed by NWEA, as she spoke on…
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AASPA: Teacher Residencies Can Transform the National Teaching Workforce
August 9, 2022 -- Teacher residency programs, though not a new idea, have proven to be effective in recruiting, preparing…