According to a MetLife survey, educators’ levels of satisfaction have dropped appreciably in recent years, but others see the change as a result of poor surveying techniques. “According to the survey, principal and teacher job satisfaction is declining. The responsibilities school leaders face have become increasing complex, and the biggest Read more
According to a recent Gallup/USA Today poll, Americans are 3% less optimistic about the Obama administration’s chances of improving the state of American Education. All things considered, this very modest drop should be seen as proof of a favorable American attitude toward the Obama administration and education. First, as the Read more
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) demands that “all students have access to qualified teachers, particularly in core academic subjects” and requires that “state and local policies have introduced incentives to attract well-qualified teachers to low-performing and urban schools.” The Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education Statistics have recently released Read more
Over the past decade, teachers have seen changes in both their conditions of employment-from pay to retirement benefits-and their practice. Far too often, these policies have been made by people who talk about teachers, rather than talking to them. Last fall, Education Sector surveyed a nationally representative random sample of Read more
Scholastic Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHL) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on the Teaching Profession, the second landmark report presenting the results of a national survey of more than 10,000 public school teachers in grades pre-K to 12. The survey is a follow-up to the Read more
The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) has released a new report focused on parents’ perceptions of assessments: their development, administration, and the use of the resulting data. In For Every Child, Multiple Measures: What Parents and Educators Want from K-12 Assessments, the researchers found that parents, teachers and district administrators hold Read more
The 2012 “Survey of the American Teacher” was released last week; its results reflect the current turmoil in the American economy, state budgets, and education reform. The survey found that teachers’ job satisfaction has decreased 15 points since 2009 (the first year of the survey). Only 44 percent of teachers Read more
A new study by Morgaen Donaldson and Susan Moore Johnson studying the real attrition rates of TFA teachers was published in the most recent issue of Phi Delta Kappan. We all know the debates surrounding the TFA program, with the most contentious issue being the motivation and longevity of TFA Read more
The fifth annual Education Next-PEPG Survey was released last week, which focuses on American opinions on education and the teaching profession. The survey interviewed a nationally representative sample of 2,600 people, with special attention paid to the affluent (defined as college graduates who are in the top income decile in Read more
Part 2 of the latest MetLife Survey of the American Teacher finds continuing challenges in preparing diverse learners for college and careers, and teachers say success depends on resources to address different student needs. More than 90 percent of all middle and high school teachers surveyed in the new MetLife Read more
Findings have been released from Part I of MetLife’s twenty-seventh annual education survey, which focuses on what it means to be “college- and career-ready.” In this poll of middle and high school teachers, students, public-education parents, and executives of Fortune 100 companies, MetLife investigates how stakeholder groups feel about the Read more