Although most members of each of the three stakeholder groups agree that these education reform proposals should be priorities, they differ widely on which proposals should take precedence over others, given limited resources.
Parents (75 percent) and executives (83 percent) place the strongest emphasis on “giving schools more ability to remove teachers who are not serving students well.” Teachers are less enthusiastic about this strategy, although 39 percent agree with parents and executives that this education reform measure is a high priority. An additional 41 percent of teachers believe that giving schools more ability to remove teachers who are not serving students well should be done, but as a lower priority.
Teachers are most likely to rate “strengthening programs and resources to help diverse learners with the highest needs meet college- and career-ready standards” as a top priority, with 59 percent saying this education reform must be done as one of the highest priorities in education. A similar number of parents (57 percent) agree with this view, in contrast with 31 percent of corporate executives.
Additional views from secondary school teachers on how best to meet the needs of students with diverse learning needs will be addressed in the second part of the survey, Teaching Diverse Learners, which will be released on March 23.
Key findings in the survey include:
The importance of college and career readiness
- Executives and students see post-secondary education as a career necessity. Most middle and high school students (84 percent) and Fortune 1000 executives (77 percent) agree there will be few or no career opportunities for today’s students who do not complete some education beyond high school.
- Teachers (57 percent) are most likely to believe that strengthening programs and resources to help diverse learners with the highest needs meet college-and career-ready standards should be one of the highest priorities in education, and a significant proportion of parents (59 percent) also rate this as one of the highest priorities.
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