NEPC Review: Decoding Progress in Reading Preparation (National Council on Teacher Quality, June 2026) [Reprint].
Abstract
Elena Aydarova's review of the National Council on Teacher Quality report, Decoding Progress in Reading Preparation , reprinted here with the kind permission of the National Education Policy Center (NEPC), University of Colorado Boulder (http://nepc.colorado.edu). The review was made possible in part by funding from Great Lakes Center for Educational Research and Practice.
Author Biography
Elena Aydarova, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Elena Aydarova is an Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Aydarova was a faculty member at Auburn University for six years prior to joining UW. Her interdisciplinary scholarship lies at the intersections of comparative and international education, educational policy, and anthropology. She examines educational policies and their implications for equity, diversity, and social justice through the lens of theater. Rooted in critical theories, her research focuses on intermediary organizations’ advocacy and the ensuing technocratic reforms. She also explores educators’ policy advocacy as they work towards more equitable and just education for all. She is a recipient of a National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Post-doctoral Fellowship, American Fellowship from the American Association of University Women, the Concha Delgado Gaitan Presidential Fellowship from the Council of Anthropology and Education, a Global Teacher Education Fellowship from the Longview Foundation, as well as a Fulbright-Hays DDRA Fellowship. She has authored over 30 publications, including the award-winning book Teacher Education Reform as Political Theater: Russian Policy Dramas (2019, with SUNY Press). Her new book, authored with Jameson Brewer, Emily Hodge, and Serena Salloum, is Manufactured Outrage: The Conservative Industrial Complex's War on Education and How to Fight Back.
References
[Report reviewed] Ellis, C., Noble, R., Drake, G., & Peske, H. (2026). Teacher prep review: Decoding progress in reading preparation. National Council on Teacher Quality. https://www.nctq.org/research-insights/decoding-progress-in-reading-preparation/
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