Is the charge that NCTQ doesn properly inform education schools of its studies and involve them in its evaluation fair?
No, it is not. Initially, we did not officially announce the start of a study, but we did let education schools know about our work as each study progressed. Currently, we inform each institution when a study has begun. Then, after we’ve collected the necessary materials, we continue to communicate with schools throughout the study. These communications involve correspondence to confirm coursework; to comment on preliminary ratings and/or provide additional material relevant to those ratings; and to provide a comment for publication in our report that is edited only to meet the word limits we have established. Before we publish any study, we send our final ratings to education schools in time for them to submit any last-minute revisions or make last-minute comments.
