1.  The Huffington Post featured a blog by NCTR's own Sudipti Kumar and Tamara Azar this week.  Responding to TNTP's report The Mirage, they argue how teacher residency programs are one solution to improving teacher effectiveness; residencies address the core challenges districts face through new teacher preparation and targeted ongoing support.

2.  On Monday, Anissa Listak, NCTR's Executive Director, was a panelist at the National Commission on Teaching & America's Future Study Panel in New York.  Anissa spoke on the importance of residencies in teacher preparation and induction, the challenges for sustainability, and what it will take to spread innovative programs that show results.

1.  The Boston Teacher Residency (BTR) was featured in a recent PBS NewsHour report, which highlights the program as a model for transforming teacher preparation.  Jesse Solomon, co-founder of BTR, a mentor and resident of the program were interviewed for the piece.  When asked about her experience with the program, BTR Resident Renee Alves said, "You can learn from a textbook, but I think it’s a lot different when you’re in a classroom and you’re seeing it in person."  View the full video report below.

2.  The Boston Teacher Residency was also mentioned in an Education Week article about the Deans for Impact's plan to incorporate key principles of how and why students learn into teacher-preparation curricula to improve aspiring teachers' knowledge.  BTR will be one of the first three teacher prep programs to implement the principles into their curricula.