Analyzing the results of a PDK-Gallup survey regarding education.
- A poll released by Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup today reveals that while presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney gets the nod on the topic of public education among those identifying themselves as independents, President Barack Obama takes the lead among respondents overall. This story by EdWeek writer Alyson Klein gives the details:
Poll Hints at Tight Race on Education IssuesPolitical independents give presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney an edge over President Barack Obama when it comes to which c...- Respondents were asked about their opinions on separate issues within the realm of public education, including finances, standards, bullying, and more. Those polled were divided on some issues like teacher evaluation and grading schools. However, a majority agreed that schools should discipline children for bullying, parents should have more control over failing schools, and balancing the budget is more important than improving education. See the general consensus here:
PDK/Gallup Poll on the Public's Attitudes Toward Public Schools | PDK InternationalThe PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools is a well-known research instrument. Conducted annually, it allow...- While respondents favored balancing the budget, they did agree that funding is the biggest problem facing education.
- But EdWeek blogger Rick Hess argues that "more dollars actually make it harder to meaningfully redesign schools and systems." See what he has to say about the rest of the poll results here:
- Public Edu-opinion-palooza: Results from the New PDK/Gallup SurveyToday, Phi Delta Kappan releases its annual survey of attitudes towards education. As always, the results are loaded with intriguing stuf...
- Additionally, Neal McCluskey, associate director of the Cato Institute's Center for Educational Freedom, says of responses to finance questions, "People have no idea how much is actually spent on education, or how much it has grown over the decades." Read his post here:
Edu-poll Results, for What They're WorthPolls are tricky things, giving a veneer of scientific certainty to an endeavor subject to all sorts of biases, methodological problems, ...- The executive director of PDK International himself, William J. Bushaw, even chimed in, saying that the most surprising finding in the polls was that "there is lukewarm support for evaluating teachers using students' test scores." See what else he found surprising here:
The Seven Most Surprising Findings of the 2012 PDK/Gallup Poll on Public SchoolsAs co-director of the PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, I anxiously await the results each year. It ne...- Meanwhile, blogger John Wilson is surprised that three out of four respondents still have trust and confidence in American teachers, saying that "the public is able to discern the good in our schools despite the political rhetoric using a few bad examples to paint a negative picture of all teachers." Check it out:
- New Poll Shows Public Confidence in TeachersPrior to leading the National Education Association and the N.C. Association of Educators, John Wilson taught special education for 23 ye...
- Heather Singmaster, blogging for Global Learning, focuses on the results of the poll regarding Common Core State Standards, which fifty-three percent of respondents believe will help American compete globally in education:
- Public Attitudes Toward Internationally Benchmarked Education PracticesMy colleague Heather Singmaster looks at the newly released Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schoo...
- Emily Douglas, blogging for K-12 Talent Manager, notes that the poll's results regarding teacher preparation and selection, as well as teacher evaluation, are important for talent managers. Americans seem to be in favor of more rigorous teaching entrance exams--even more rigorous, in fact, than those for business, pre-law, pre-medicine, and engineering. See what Douglas had to say here:
PDK/Gallup Poll Offers Glimpse into Americans Views of Public EducationSeventy-one percent of Americans have "trust and confidence" in our country's public school teachers, 48 percent would give the public sc...- EdWeek blogger Catherine Gewertz analyzed the data from a standards-centered perspective. She points out the possibility that "these folks just don't know much about the standards," and notes that while respondents seemed to question high school graduates' career-readiness, they did not so much question their college-readiness. She explains the details here:
Public Poll Finds Divided Views of Common StandardsState schools chiefs or boards of education in all but four states have adopted the common standards. But if a new national poll out toda...- Of the poll, popular blogger Diane Ravitch says "the American public continues to have a remarkably high opinion of the schools and teachers they know best despite the concerted efforts of the reformers to undermine those beliefs." Read more here:
- What We Can Learn from the New PDK/Gallup PollThe annual Phi Delta Kappa-Gallup poll on education was released today. The sponsors characterize public opinion as split, which is true ...
- For more results from the poll, view a selection of questions and answers here:
Public Attitudes Toward Public Education | Visual.lyPhi Delta Kappa and the Gallup organization surveyed a national sample of adults age 18 and up from May 7 to June 10 on a wide range of i...
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