He and his colleagues concluded from all the data they gathered and analyzed that families matter
more than teachers in their influence on school achievement.
Several studies have shown that teachers in high - poverty schools are absent more frequently
than teachers in more - affluent schools, contributing to the instability.
And teachers and administrators who take on challenging assignments should be paid more
than teachers who opt for easier situations.
Included in this report is a telling chart which shows that American teachers are paid
less than teachers in many other countries.
«There's no better role model for our
students than teachers who have sat, literally, in the same chairs,» she said.
They tend to receive less funding
than teachers of core subjects and are the first to find themselves on the chopping block when budgets come up short.
He also called on lawmakers to close the carried interest loophole that allows billionaire hedge - fund managers to pay a lower tax rate
than teachers do on portions of their earnings.
Early career teachers with one to three years of experiences tended to have lower retention
rates than teachers with more experience, including highly effective early career teachers.
That is, a teacher who has a large number of disadvantaged students in class may have a more difficult job getting a higher rating
than teachers with fewer disadvantaged students.
Teachers at charter public schools earn as much or more
than teachers at traditional public schools.
Students who had enthusiastic teachers tend to rate them
higher than teachers who didn't show much enthusiasm for the course materials.
Who better to help your teachers improve student outcomes
than a teacher leader who has exhibited success within the same campus context — teaching the same students and works down the hall.
For the standard students the test showed the reviewers gave one point less
than the teachers on average.
Teachers in these schools were more
likely than teachers in low - performing schools to report having influence in school decisions and a shared vision for success.
Critical Thinking Are the students doing more
work than the teacher in seeking out information and problem solving?
In fact, social scientists universally agree that family poverty is a far more important predictor of
achievement than teacher quality.
Teachers with a master's degree in the field of education can earn a higher salary
than teachers without a master's degree.
Critics contend that teachers prepared through alternative routes are less prepared to teach, and less effective in their early years,
than teachers from traditional programs.
Both research and experience tell us that nothing is more important in improving student learning and achievement
than teacher quality.
Under learner - centered environments, learners take control of their learning and are challenged to work
harder than their teacher.
This study found that teacher leaders identified as content experts were more likely to provide support in curriculum implementation, including professional
development than teacher leaders without content expertise.
And similarly, teachers in outstanding schools also do not work substantially longer
hours than teachers in other schools.
The published budgets claim that schools in poverty areas get extra money, but the district charges them more for their
teachers than those teachers are paid.
Public critiques (such as comments on blog posts) and class discussion help provide wider perspective and may even carry more meaning for the student
than teacher feedback.
Teachers in treatment schools reported better recess behavior and readiness for
class than teachers in control schools.
And a nurse, although most likely not an expert in all health conditions, is more likely to have a basic knowledge of your child's
condition than the teacher may have.
Nothing will undermine classroom discipline more
quickly than a teacher who fails to enforce classroom rules in a way that is fair and consistent, no matter who the rule breaker.
Depending on what the students are interested in, learning may go in a totally different direction
than the teacher planned.
This allows us to compare the math and science test scores of individual students whose teacher in one subject tended to emphasize a different teaching
style than their teacher in the other subject.
Notably, peer tutoring is a low - cost instructional method and can give students more frequent feedback about their
progress than teachers can provide for all students.
The report noted teachers at the eight schools were less experienced — by about three years — and less likely to have master's
degrees than teachers in five comparison schools.
Teachers in schools in the most deprived areas work on average 3.6 hours less per
week than teachers in schools based in the most affluent areas, the report found.
Consequently, charter school teacher turnover rates are far higher
than the teacher turnover rates for traditional public schools.
Teachers in green schools report that they are more satisfied with their school
environments than teachers in conventional schools, which helps to improve teacher retention.
Teachers who are well - liked and respected are less likely to have discipline
issues than teachers who are not.
Most of the more powerful and interesting assessment procedures require far more time and energy to implement and
use than teachers have available.