New research by Public Agenda and Learning Point Associates examining the views of Generation Y teachers shows that 71 percent are open to financial incentives for teachers who consistently work harder and put in more time and effort, with 25 percent "strongly" favoring such measures.
At the same time, only ten percent say student performance on standardized tests would be an "excellent" measure of teacher success.
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Supporting Teacher Talent: The View From Generation Y
Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the Profession Today
Two out of five of American K-12 teachers appear disheartened and disappointed about their jobs, according to Public Agenda's Teaching for a Living study, conducted with Learning Point Associates and released in association with Education Week.
Campus Commons?: What Faculty, Financial Officers and Others Think About Controlling College Costs
With budgets under pressure and anxiety about whether college is accessible to all qualified students, a report by Public Agenda points to the need for policymakers, public higher education leadership, and faculty to work together to find ways to keep public higher education costs under control.
Focus groups and interviews for our report, Campus Commons? What Faculty, Financial Officers and Others Think About Controlling College Costs, shows differing concerns among the men and women who are running and teaching at public colleges.
Squeeze Play 2009: The Public’s Views on College Costs Today
Public Agenda's latest Squeeze Play survey finds many people feeling uneasy about a key element of the American dream: a college education. Even though a solid majority considers a college degree indispensable, even more say college is financially out-of-reach for many qualified students.
Lessons Learned, Issue No. 3: New Teachers Talk About Their Jobs, Challenges and Long-Range Plans: Teaching in Changing Times
Download our "Lessons Learned: New Teachers Talk About Their Jobs, Challenges and Long-Range Plans" series of reports: Issue No. 1: They're Not Little Kids Anymore: The Special Challenges of New Teachers in High Schools and Middle Schools; Issue No. 2: Working Without a Net: How Teachers from Three Prominent Alternate Route Programs Describe Their First Year on The Job; and Issue No. 3: Teaching In Changing Times.
Out Before the Game Begins: Hispanic Leaders Talk About What’s Needed to Bring More Hispanic Youngsters Into Science, Technology and Math Professions
This Public Agenda report, prepared for IBM's summit on "America's Competitiveness: Hispanic Participation in Technology Careers," is based on in-depth interviews with 19 key leaders from vastly different fields and backgrounds. Nearly all of the interviewees said that when it comes to Hispanic and Latino students, the education pipeline is all but broken.
A Matter of Trust: Ten Key Insights From Recent Public Opinion Research on Attitudes About Education Among Hispanic Parents, Students and Young Adults
This Public Agenda report, prepared for IBM's summit on "America's Competitiveness: Hispanic Participation in Technology Careers," indicates that Hispanic families share the aspirations and anxieties of many other families nationwide, and yet also describe concerns, ideas, approaches and relationships with the public school system in ways that are sometimes distinctive.
Reality Check 2006, Issue No. 2: How Black and Hispanic Families Rate Their Schools
The second in a series of Reality Check reports finds that black and Hispanic students are more likely than their white counterparts to report "very serious" problems in their schools on both academic and social dimensions. Three in 10 black youngsters report very serious levels of disruption and unrest in their schools – not just "somewhat serious," but "very serious." Black students are twice as likely as white students to say that schools not getting enough money is a very serious problem in their community.
Reality Check 2006, Issue No. 1: Are Parents and Students Ready for More Math and Science?
The first in a series of Reality Check reports finds that parents and students do not share the concern of business and government leaders about flagging math and science skills. In fact, parents' concern about math and science achievement has actually declined since the mid-1990s. Only one quarter of high school students say lack of emphasis on science and math is a problem in their own school.
A Lot To Be Thankful For: What Parents Want Children to Learn About America
What should public schools teach children about being an American today? This ground-breaking study investigates native-born and foreign-born parents' beliefs on whether a set of "American values" should be taught to kids by the public schools and, if so, what this would mean. Among the issues examined are conflicts over curricula – "mainstream" versus multicultural approaches to history and literature, and the teaching of science and religion; views about the responsibilities and rights of citizenship; and attitudes toward diversity. 1998. Technical Appendix: $40.00.
Reality Check '98 Fully Annotated Survey Results:
Technical appendix of Reality Check containing complete survey questions and results.
Different Drummers: How Teachers of Teachers View Public Education
This is the first comprehensive survey of the views of education professors from United States colleges and universities. Their vision of education and the mission of teacher education programs are explored including their attitudes toward core curriculum, testing, standards, and the public's parameters. 1997.
