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NCTR Releases Report That Examines State Policies Focused on Teacher Residencies
January 31, 2024 -- Teacher residencies are an important and growing teacher preparation and support pathway that can help address…
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NCTR Welcomes Four New Board Members
October 24, 2023 -- The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR), a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing, launching, supporting, and…
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NCTR Awards $3.8 Million in Grants to 30 Residencies to Support Black Educators
July 12, 2023 -- The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) is awarding $3.8 million in grants to 30 of…
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Igniting Change: NCTR’S BEI Comes Closer to Its Goal of Recruiting & Preparing 750 New Black Teachers
JUNE 6, 2023 – Black students who have just one Black teacher in elementary school are more likely to graduate…
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NCTR Network Teacher Residency Programs See Increase in Enrollment Among Teacher Residents of Color, Contributing to Teacher Quality, Diversity in U.S. School Districts
May 17, 2023 -- The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) released its annual data report for 2022-2023. The report…
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Recent News
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RTR Celebrates 15 Years of Preparing Aspiring Teachers
November 4, 2025 -- The RTR Teacher Residency Program has reached a milestone of 15 years of recruiting, preparing, and…
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NCTR Brings Together Leaders to Strengthen Teacher Preparation
November 4, 2025 -- In October, NCTR welcomed representatives from 13 states—including state agencies, school districts, charter networks, higher education…
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A Message About Transforming Teacher Preparation
October 7, 2025 -- As we continue working together to transform educator preparation in the U.S., one truth remains clear:…
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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…
NCTR In the News
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ECS: How Residencies Support a Sustainable Teacher Pipeline
May 12, 2023 -- Cortney Rowland, Ph.D., is the director of state and federal policy at the National Center for…
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Washington Post: To Fight Teacher Shortages, States Send People to College for Free
May 12, 2023 - Lina Horton was a freshman at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with plans to become…
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NEA News: Washington Launches Union-Led Teacher Residency Program
April 13, 2023 -- The Washington Education Association (WEA) has launched an innovative teacher residency program that allows individuals with…
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The Education Policy Hotlist: Interview with NCTR CEO Kathlene H. Campbell
March 30, 2023 -- The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) CEO Kathlene H. Campbell, Ph.D., was interviewed for an…
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K-12 Dive: Efforts Grow to Support Pathways for Teachers and Ed Leaders of Color
February 27, 2023 -- As districts struggle to make the proportion of Black teachers more reflective of student demographics, a…