State Policymakers Must Include Information About Teachers on Report Cards

Every student deserves access to a good teacher. To make this a reality, parents and school leaders need information about the teachers in their schools so they can make the best decisions about their students' education. States have already done the hard work of defining teacher effectiveness and identifying relevant ways of measuring this information in their ESSA plans - but putting data that provides a full picture of teacher effectiveness and experience on school report cards is key to ensuring that parents and school and district leaders are able to find and understand it. 

Strong teachers matter. State leaders can look to DQC's fact sheet for guidance on sharing meaningful data about teachers on their report cards and communicating this data in a way that makes sense and is actionable for families, communities and local leaders.