Current Status:
This study has been completed.
Duration:
September 2004 – April 2008
Cost:
$1,500,000
Contract Number:
ED-04-CO-0139
Contractor(s):
National Research Council
Contact:
In 2003, Congress mandated that the Institute of Education Sciences contract with the National Research Council to evaluate the impact of Board certification, including an assessment of whether the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification model is a cost-effective method of improving teacher quality and the extent to which certification makes a difference in student academic achievement.
An independent committee of experts selected by the National Research Council developed a framework for evaluating programs that award advanced-level teacher certification and applied that framework in an evaluation of the NBPTS. The committee relied on a review of existing research to address the study questions.
A report, titled Assessing Accomplished Teaching: Advanced-Level Certification Programs, was released in April 2008.