Our nation has miles to go to ensure that all students are taught by well-prepared and supported teachers - who work in schools organized for effective teaching and learning. Our 21st century economy and democracy demand a new teaching profession, where America's most accomplished teachers routinely:

• Spread their expertise to new teachers;
• Enforce standards of teaching excellence by leading the peer review of their colleagues;
• Transform both out-of-step education schools and ankle-deep alternative certification programs;
• Participate in the global trade in pedagogy, create and run their own schools, and have opportunities to become the highest paid professionals in a school district.

We invite you to explore our current initiatives in the areas of teacher leadership, research, and policy by following the links to the left. Join us in our efforts to close the student achievement gap by closing the teaching quality gap — and transforming the profession that makes all others possible.

Barnett Berry, President and CEO