National Board for Professional Teaching Standards National Board Certified Teachers, 2005-2007

Key points about the 2006 NBPTS score release, noting dramatic increase; press release, "Number of National Board Certified Teachers Tops 55.000: Nearly 7,800 teachers achieve National Board Certification in 2006," January 9, 2007; 2006 NBPTS Score Release Key Messages and Talking Points; talking points for Maria Neira at May 21, 2005, press conference; presentation sheets for NBPTS Board of Directors meeting, "National Board Certified Teachers: Rhetoric, Research, and Reality," October 14, 2006; Education Week article, "Sidetracking the Debate on Teacher Quality: Have high expectations given way to the lowest common denominator?" re shift in emphasis since of No Child Left Behind; press release, "NBPTS Elects New Board Members: Board members include 11 National Certified Teachers," November 14, 2006