Especially in the areas of setting discipline policy and establishing curriculum, private school teachers in 1993 - 94 were more
likely than public school teachers to report that they had a great deal of influence.
Not exact matches
,
teachers in private
schools were more
than three times as
likely as
public school teachers to say they are «highly satisfied» with their jobs.
When a student in a Syracuse or Rochester
public school walks into a classroom, they are more
likely than not to have a white
teacher.
At the time, the idea of setting
public expectations for what
schools ought to accomplish rather
than regulating the practices of
schools and
teachers seemed a goal worth fighting for, but not one that was
likely to be achieved very quickly.
And recent evidence demonstrates that
teachers are far more
likely to vote in
school board elections
than is the general
public.
Boston —
Public -
school teachers are far more
likely to perceive student absenteeism, use of alcohol, and tardiness as serious problems at their
schools than are their private -
school peers.
But this claim needs to be tested, for there is clearly a plausible alternative: that
teachers are not only better educated and more middle class
than the average citizen, but also more
public spirited, more committed to
public education, and thus more
likely to vote in
school - board elections regardless of their personal stakes.
If the new information surprises respondents by indicating the district is doing less well
than previously thought, the
public, upon learning the truth of the matter, is
likely to 1) lower its evaluation of local
schools; 2) become more supportive of educational alternatives for families; 3) alter thinking about current policies affecting
teacher compensation and retention; and 4) reassess its thinking about
school and student accountability policies.
It finds that
teachers in traditional
public schools are three times as
likely to be «chronically absent» from
school as charter
teachers, meaning they are absent more
than ten days per year.
Teachers are more
than twice as
likely to assign their
public schools a D or an F as they are to give this rating to the post offices or police in their communities (Q. 3, 4).
In 1981, the average American
public -
school teacher was older, had spent more time in college, was relatively less well paid, and was far less
likely to choose teaching as a career if given a second chance
than was the case in 1976.
It is no coincidence then that research has shown students who spend their full K — 12 education career in
public schools in states that require collective bargaining with
teachers unions earn less money, work fewer hours, are more
likely to be unemployed, and are more
likely to be employed in lower - skilled jobs
than are their peers in states without collective bargaining laws.
District
school records show that charters also have better attendance and graduation rates
than the regular
public schools and that their
teachers are more
likely to fit the city's definition of «highly qualified,» meaning that they have expertise in what they are teaching.
Compared to Chicago
Public Schools» district - wide 1 - point improvement in the same period, these two schools improved by 8 and 10 points, respectively, on the student - teacher trust measure of the 5Essentials Survey — a school climate survey based on more than 20 years of research that found schools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more likely to improve student learning
Schools» district - wide 1 - point improvement in the same period, these two
schools improved by 8 and 10 points, respectively, on the student - teacher trust measure of the 5Essentials Survey — a school climate survey based on more than 20 years of research that found schools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more likely to improve student learning
schools improved by 8 and 10 points, respectively, on the student -
teacher trust measure of the 5Essentials Survey — a
school climate survey based on more
than 20 years of research that found
schools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more likely to improve student learning
schools strong on three or more of the 5Essential components were ten times more
likely to improve student learning gains.
Graduates are more racially diverse
than other new
teachers in Boston
Public Schools; they are also more
likely to teach in STEM fields and to remain teaching in the district through their fifth year, which is when data show that
teachers tend to be at or close to their peak effectiveness.27 Like the Boston
Teacher Residency, the Relay Teaching Residency, founded in 2007 and supported by Relay Graduate
School of Education, is a two - year program that provides residents with a structured, gradual on - ramp into the profession, along with a master's degree.28 Ninety - two percent of employing school leaders affirmed their satisfaction with the performance of their teachers who were enrolled at Re
School of Education, is a two - year program that provides residents with a structured, gradual on - ramp into the profession, along with a master's degree.28 Ninety - two percent of employing
school leaders affirmed their satisfaction with the performance of their teachers who were enrolled at Re
school leaders affirmed their satisfaction with the performance of their
teachers who were enrolled at Relay.29
The combination of not completing courses and getting a failing grade in courses they do complete means that K12 INC students are much less
likely to graduate from high
school than students who attend real
public schools in real classes with real
teachers.
The TABS study also shows that boarding
school students are more
likely to report having high - quality
teachers than private or
public schools.
BTR graduates are more racially diverse
than other new
teachers in Boston
Public Schools; they are also more
likely to teach in science, technology, engineering, and math fields and to remain teaching in the district through their fifth year — when data show
teachers tend to be at or close to their peak effectiveness.72 Eighty - seven percent of all BTR graduates are still teaching, and 90 percent are still working in the field of education.73