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Dear Mainstream Media/ Education Journalism:

@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour

Have you learned nothing with your failed *uncritical* relationships with education organizations/movements?

TFA, charter schools, VAM, Common Core 1/x
@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour You continue your relationship with NCTQ, but refuse to acknowledge this is a dysfunctional relationship. Let me help.

First, no media should cover NCTQ reports *at all.* They are not credible or valid reports or research.

How often have you also covered reviews of NCTQ? 2/x
@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour Teacher Layoffs: Rethinking "Last Hired, First Fired" Policies (NCTQ, 2010)

Review: nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/revi…

"proposals to measure, recognize and reward differences in teacher quality and utilize these in employment and promotion decisions are neither new nor unique." 3/x
@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour Student Teaching in the United States (NCTQ, 2012)

Review: nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/revi…

"Benner’s critique finds fault at every level ..., including development and interpretation of the standards of evaluation, sampling techniques, methodology, data analysis, and findings" 4/x
@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour Learning about Learning: What Every New Teacher Needs to Know (NCTQ, 2016)

Review: nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/revi…

"Limiting the analysis to one source ...renders the report of little value for improving teacher preparation, selecting textbooks, or guiding educational policy" 5/x
@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour Within Our Grasp: Achieving Higher Admissions Standards in Teacher Prep (NCTQ, 2017)

Review: nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/revi…

"Each claim is based on one or two cherry-picked citations...Ultimately the report offers little guidance for policymakers or institutions" 6/x
@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour 2018 State Teacher Policy Best Practices Guide (National Council on Teacher Quality, March 2018)

Review: nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/revi…

"Despite its intentions, the report has multiple flaws that undermine its validity and usefulness." 7/x
@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour 2018 Teacher Prep Review (National Council on Teacher Quality, April 2018)

Review: nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/revi…

"However, the report has multiple logical, conceptual, and methodological flaws." 8/x
@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour Making a Difference: Six Places Where Teacher Evaluation Systems Are Getting Results (National Council on Teacher Quality, October 2018)

Review: nepc.colorado.edu/thinktank/revi…

"These methodological flaws limit the validity of the report’s findings and conclusions" 9/x
@EdWriters @educationweek @insidehighered @nytimes @TheAtlantic @NPR @NewsHour NCTQ is a biased think tank with bad intentions and bad methods for creating "reports"

Mainstream media should never stoop to press-release journalism, but uncritically promoting NCTQ is inexcusable

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