Each of these are guided by nineteen postulates with the main focus being simultaneous renewal within their particular setting. Representing a comprehensive cross-section of teacher education programs and school districts in America the NNER includes small private colleges and rural universities among others. The wide variety of institutions following the simultaneous renewal agenda demonstrates its effectiveness across academic differences. Each partner school, in the context of this change process, is viewed as a learning laboratory similar to a teaching hospital. Members of the NNER believe that a teacher's responsibilities go beyond teaching subject matter to their students.
Teachers have a responsibility for the enculturation of their students into an American democracy.
Teachers, partner schools and institutions of higher education involved with the NNER believe the education of a student is a moral endeavor.