Domenech: NBPTS Major Contributor in Advancing Reform Movement
June 24--Dan Domenech, executive director of the American Association of School Administrators, recently hailed the impact of National Board Certification during a national strategy meeting about increasing the number of African American National Board Certified Teachers.
“We need a critical mass of National Board Certified Teachers,” Arne Duncan Says
June 10--Sec. Duncan praised National Board Certified Teachers during an event sponsored by The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and NBPTS.
NBPTS Video Wins Award of Excellence
June 2–-The NBPTS promotional video has won the Communicator 2009 Award of Excellence, which is sponsored by the International Academy of the Arts.
The 2009 National Conference Begins!
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and National Board Certification
NBPTS encourages state and local officials to invest American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds in National Board Certification. Click here for more information.
Better Teaching, Better Learning, Better Schools
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards improves teaching and student learning. National Board Certified Teachers are highly accomplished educators who meet high and rigorous standards.
Like board-certified doctors and accountants, teachers who achieve National Board Certification have met rigorous standards through intensive study, expert evaluation, self-assessment and peer review. NBPTS offers 25 certificates that cover a variety of subject areas and student developmental levels.
In a congressionally-mandated study, National Board Certification was recently recognized by the National Research Council as having a positive impact on student achievement, teacher retention, and professional development.
Since 1987 nearly 74,000 teachers have achieved National Board Certification. These teachers prepare America’s diverse student population with the skills it needs to compete in the 21st century workplace.
