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Young Teachers Assess Old Views and Traditional Methods: 7 Out of 10 Gen Y Teachers Open to Incentive Pay, but Only 10 Percent Rate Standardized Testing as Successful Measure

Young Teachers Assess Old Views and Traditional Methods: 7 Out of 10 Gen Y Teachers Open to Incentive Pay, but Only 10 Percent Rate Standardized Testing as Successful Measure   New Research by Public Agenda and Learning Point Associates Ex...

Forty Percent of America's K-12 Teachers Appear Disheartened

Two out of five American K-12 teachers appear disheartened and disappointed about their jobs, according to new research by Public Agenda, a New York City-based nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, and by Learning Point Associates, a nonprofit education research and consulting organization based in Chicago, Ill. These results are being reported for the first time in the October 21edition of Education Week.

America’s Teachers—Don’t Make Us Scapegoats

Steve Farkas, Jean Johnson and Ann Duffett with Leslie Moye and Jackie Vine. - Public school teachers say they love their work and are confident in their ability to reach most students. But a majority feels that they are unfairly being held accountable when so much that affects learning is beyond their control. They acknowledge that some teachers shouldn’t be teaching,

But What Will Happen to the Campus Bookstore?

By Paul Gasbarra
If you've taken a night class recently or have kids in college, you've probably felt the sticker shock induced by college textbook costs. Sometimes the course materials alone can cost as much as a single credit hour. But, resourceful as ever, college students are finding ways around these costs and some professors are helping them. A recent article in the New York Times discusses how publishing textbooks online for free is becoming increasingly popular.

Students Face Up to the Nation's Finances

Students Face Up to the Nation's Finances, a project
in which Public Agenda is a partner, is shifting into
high gear as a result of a Peter G. Peterson Foundation
grant to fund curriculum materials to be used on
hundreds of college campuses for brainstorming on
the nation's fiscal challenges.

NEW TEACHERS:

Third in Series of Reports on First-Year Teachers Identifies Two Insufficient Areas of Training: Teaching in Diverse Classrooms and Working with Special-Needs Students
Smaller Class Size Would Ameliorate Both Challenges, New Teachers Say
New York City – Public Agenda and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality today released research that points to two specific areas where teacher training may be lacking, according to rookie teachers in the trenches and fresh from training: preparedness for the diversity of the contemporary American classroom and teaching students with special needs.

TEACHERS FROM ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS MORE CRITICAL OF ON-THE-JOB SUPPORT

Second in Series of Reports Looks at First-Year Teachers from Teach for America, Troops to Teachers, and the New Teachers Project
64 Percent Say They Were Assigned the “Hardest to Reach” Students
New York City – Public Agenda and the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality today released research that raises questions about the support given to new teachers who come to teaching through alternate routes

Are Parents and Students Ready for More Math and Science?

Students may be exposed to math and science but performance levels are low overall. President Bush signed the America COMPETES Act today that would spend $33.6 billion more on math and science education, spread out over three years.
Interview with Senator Lamar Alexander on the America COMPETES Act

Reality Check: Surprising Insights from Students, Teachers, Parents and Administrators

Public Agenda recently released three new reports from the Reality Check series of public opinion research on public education issues: "Issue No. 2: How Black and Hispanic Families Rate Their Schools," "Issue No.
3: Is Support for Standards and Testing Fading?" and "Issue No 4: The
Insiders: How Principals and Superintendents See Public Education Today"

Are College Students on an Ego Trip?

College students have become more self-centered, according to a study that tracked responses to a "Narcissistic Personality Inventory" from 1982 to 2006. The study authors blame the "self-esteem movement" and say more assertive parenting might make a difference. "We need to stop endlessly repeating 'You're special' and having children repeat that back," said the study's lead author.

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