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«The evidence from the Department for Education's own workforce survey was always clear: there is a frightening shortfall in qualified RE teachers in our secondary schools.

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One study found that, for 64 % of the parents surveyed, the number one concern in their children's education is the teacher.

The NASUWT has conducted an annual survey of teacher opinion since 2011 which highlights the growing concerns of the teacher profession about the impact of Coalition Government education policy.

A recent Department of Education survey found many teachers were now effectively doing an extra day's work a week by staying late after school and working over weekends.

The survey, done in conjunction with Hope not Hate, highlighted teachers» concerns that a BNP gain would impact negatively on the morale of teachers and have a detrimental effect on the education of children in the area.

Two - thirds of students are still not receiving an arts education that meets state guidelines, according to a recent audit by State Comptroller diNapoli, and half of our teachers citywide told us in a recent UFT survey that their schools did not have the curriculum and materials they need to teach lessons aligned to the Common Core Learning Standards.

A teachers» union survey of New York City public schools has shown that in mid-September nearly half of the city's schools had overcrowded classes and the number of overcrowded special education classes in regular schools had more than doubled.

Although new state tests will be rolled out this spring based on demanding Common Core national standards, almost 8 out of 10 New York City teachers surveyed said the city's Department of Education has yet to address the new learning benchmarks, including failing to provide any curriculum or other instructional materials keyed to the new standards.

And in a recent study on supply and demand issues, CTF found that 58 % of Canadian school boards surveyed are concerned that an ongoing shortage of new graduates from teacher education programs will exacerbate recruitment problems.

Nearly half of the teachers surveyed say it is the low - performing students who generally benefit from the use of games, and more than half believe games have the ability to motivate struggling and special education students.

In fact, of those teachers who use video games in the classroom, more than half have kids play them as part of the curriculum at least once a week, according to a national survey released by education researchers at Joan Ganz Cooney Center in June.

The research team, which also included Dr. Jason A. Grissom of Vanderbilt University and Dr. Sean Nicholson - Crotty of Indiana University, used a nationally representative sample of 140,000 teachers from multiple waves of the National Center for Education Statistics» Schools and Staffing Survey from 1994 to 2008.

### Kaitlin Pearson, a 23 - year - old special education teacher at South Street Elementary School in Repetto Safe School Survey - As Repetto revises its Comprehensive Safe School Plan, it is important to involve all stakeholders, which include students

Nearly half of teachers working in British international schools say their move was influenced by «dissatisfaction» with the education system at home, new survey findings reveal.

Survey results indicate that inclusive schools have several strengths in promoting STEM education in students who are underrepresented in STEM fields, such as recognizing that some students need extended instructional time, keeping students with teachers for multiple years, providing students with higher levels of contact with mentors in STEM fields who mirror the students» backgrounds, and emphasizing career and technical preparation.

Across secondary schools in England, the research shows that 78 per cent of secondary school teachers surveyed by the National Foundation for Education Research say their school offers volunteering programmes to build their pupils» life skills, but just eight per cent of pupils aged 11 - 16 in England and Wales surveyed by Ipsos MORI say they take part in these sorts of extra-curricular activities.

The news comes after a survey conducted by the NUT found more than 5,200 primary teachers in England believe Education Secretary Nicky Morgan should cancel the national tests, which are due to be taken next term.

In a recent Education Week survey, more than half the teachers responding said their training did not prepare them to handle potentially contentious discussions.

The survey results, highlighted in a new report, Women and the Education Pay Gap, also revealed that more than two in five (43 %) female teachers believe a glass ceiling is holding them back professionally.

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On the most recent national survey from the National Center for Education Statistics, only 7.3 percent of teachers had 30 or more years of teaching experience.

The report also has exclusive Education Week Research Center survey data showing teachers» perspectives on the present and future status of educational technology.

Techknowledge for Schools aimed to quantify how the use of technology is helping students to develop these skills by surveying education professionals, ranging from ICT teachers to English teachers to school leadership teams.

A major survey, as seen and reported on by TES, reveals that two - thirds of secondary head teachers in the East of England believe that they of not have the sufficient funds necessary to «deliver high quality education» over the next year.

Teachers are getting steadily more training in the common core, but they're not feeling much more prepared to teach it, according to survey results released last week by the Education Week Research Center.

The 2015 WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education) survey asked global education experts — including teachers and academics — about the skills that should be taught inEducation) survey asked global education experts — including teachers and academics — about the skills that should be taught ineducation experts — including teachers and academics — about the skills that should be taught in schools.

The Index uses results from eight different questions in an Education Week Research Center survey to gauge teachers» confidence in this sector.

However, they are becoming increasingly underused and underappreciated in education, with a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) revealing that over a fifth of school staff said their school library budget has been cut by at least 40 per cent since 2010.

But the exclusive survey, conducted by the Education Week Research Center for this year's edition of Technology Counts, found that teachers, on the whole, still face systemic challenges in adapting their instruction to new technologies in transformative ways.

Ongoing teacher shortages are having a damaging impact on the education schools can offer, according to a survey by the Association of School and College and Leaders (ASCL).

I investigated the effect of a teacher's gender using the National Education Longitudinal Survey (NELS), which contains data on a nationally representative sample of nearly 25,000 8th graders from 1988.

For nearly half of those surveyed (45 per cent) the most significant concern was business dictating education policy, and 36 per cent were also highly concerned at teacher activities being outsourced.

This is according to new research commissioned by the All - Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Financial Education for Young People and funded by Martin Lewis OBE (founder of MoneySavingExpert.com), which conducted a survey of secondary school teachers to investigate the reach and effectiveness of financial education inEducation for Young People and funded by Martin Lewis OBE (founder of MoneySavingExpert.com), which conducted a survey of secondary school teachers to investigate the reach and effectiveness of financial education ineducation in schools.

An Education Support Partnership survey asked teachers what factors have led them to consider leaving the profession.

We surveyed education agencies in late 2015 and found that an astonishing 80 per cent of agencies had persuaded a teacher to remain in the profession in the last year.

More than three out of five teacher education alumni surveyed (62 percent) report that schools of education do not prepare their graduates to cope with the realities of todays classrooms.

Teachers are becoming increasingly concerned by the growing influence of private companies in public education, a survey by the NSW teacher's union has found.

In a report released this month in the Cambridge Journal of Education, English and Mathematics teachers across 82 schools in England were surveyed about their experiences with, and approaches to teaching «low - attaining» students.

Actually, a recent survey by Education Week magazine showed us that more than 50 % of teachers feel comfortable using new technologies.

The survey found that 19 % of those teachers currently involved in financial education are still unconfident about teaching it, with only 17 % of schools having received training or advice on teaching the topic.

Professors Develop Metrics for Teacher Performance The Dartmouth, 4/17/13 «Standardized test scores and student surveys successfully evaluate teacher effectiveness and identify the best educators, according to a study conducted by economics department chair Douglas Staiger and Harvard University education and economics professor Thomas Kane.Teacher Performance The Dartmouth, 4/17/13 «Standardized test scores and student surveys successfully evaluate teacher effectiveness and identify the best educators, according to a study conducted by economics department chair Douglas Staiger and Harvard University education and economics professor Thomas Kane.teacher effectiveness and identify the best educators, according to a study conducted by economics department chair Douglas Staiger and Harvard University education and economics professor Thomas Kane.»

Education Sector's 2011 survey, for example, found that more than 40 percent of teachers want their unions to focus more on teacher performance and student achievement and less than half consider unions to be absolutely essential.

In another nationwide study, nine out of ten high school teachers surveyed by the American School Board Journal (ASBJ) and the Education Writers Association acknowledged that cheating is a problem in their school.

The 2015 WISE (World Innovation Summit for Education) survey asked 1550 global education experts — including teachers and academics — about the skills that should be taught in today'sEducation) survey asked 1550 global education experts — including teachers and academics — about the skills that should be taught in today'seducation experts — including teachers and academics — about the skills that should be taught in today's schools.

Teachers in the US were surveyed on their relationship with education technology.

But an Education Week nationally representative survey released in December indicated that classroom teachers, principals, and district superintendents are highly skeptical of vouchers, charter schools, and tax - credit scholarships.

The 2012 annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance found that only 43 percent of teachers have a positive view of unions, and the percentage of teachers holding negative views doubled in one year to 32 percent.

«I am afraid of what education is becoming: a machine to churn out disengaged, bored children who never get any respite from the tedium of testing and accountability,» says one teacher in their response to the survey.

Less than half of the new teachers surveyed were satisfied with their relationship with parents, and a quarter said they were not prepared for the responsibility of engaging parents in supporting their children's education.