ABOUT US
The Coalition for Teaching Quality (CTQ) is a coalition of national civil rights, disability, parent, student, community, and education organizations advocating together at the federal level to ensure that every student has access to well-prepared and effective teachers and school leaders.
OUR HISTORY
The Coalition for Teaching Quality (CTQ) formed in response to federal attempts to codify policies that allowed underprepared teachers to be labeled as "highly qualified." This practice disproportionately impacted low-income students and students of color, prompting national civil rights and education organizations to unite in support efforts to expand access to a high-quality educator workforce.
Today, CTQ continues this core mission by defending civil rights and equity provisions in federal law and advocating for increased funding that supports access to a high-quality educator workforce.
CO-CHAIRS
Zach Curtis, MPP
Director of Policy, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Zach is Director of Policy at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, where he leads state and federal advocacy to strengthen the teaching profession. Previously, he has worked on teacher workforce issues at the Association for Career & Technical Education and the Learning Policy Institute. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Committee for Education Funding and is an elected member of a Local School Council in Chicago, IL.
Jacqueline King, Ph.D.
Consultant for Research, Policy & Advocacy, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
As a consultant to AACTE, Jacqueline King leads its federal and state advocacy efforts and policy research. She has been affiliated with the association since 2016. She has more than 30 years of federal policy and advocacy experience, including 15 years at the American Council on Education where she founded its Center for Policy Analysis.
HOW WE WORK
CTQ operates as a working coalition of its member organizations.
Governance. Two co-chairs are elected by the membership to staggered two-year terms.
Voting. Each member organization has one vote, regardless of size.
Positions. Positions are adopted by consensus. No organization is bound by a CTQ position it has not affirmatively joined.
Membership. Open to state and national organizations that work to increase student access - particularly underserved students’ access to a fully-prepared and fully certified educator workforce.