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Differences between Educators and the Public on Questions of Education Policy.
Elam, Stanley M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Summarizes major opinion differences between the general public and professional educators uncovered in the April 1987 "Phi Delta Kappan" Gallup Poll. Educators differed regarding biggest problems; improvement progress; community school ratings; the voucher system; organized prayer; parental choice of curricular materials; physical…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Attitudes, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
The 16th Annual Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes toward the Public Schools.
Gallup, George H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Reports results from the 1984 survey, which found Americans respond more favorably to public schools than at any time in the past decade. Survey results show that they also feel education contributes more to national strength than industrial or military power. (MD)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Extracurricular Activities, Futures (of Society)
The 38th Annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitudes toward the Public Schools
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Rose, Lowell C.; Gallup, Alec M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2006
Rose and Gallup report on the results of the 38th Annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public's Attitude Toward the Public Schools. This year's survey examined No Child Left Behind and the public's perception of the law, the appropriate role of standardized testing, the achievement gap between white students and black and Hispanic students, the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, White Students, Standardized Tests, School Choice
Mathematics Achievement in U.S. Schools: Preliminary Findings from the Second IEA Mathematics Study.
Travers, Kenneth J.; McKnight, Curtis C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
The Second International Mathematics Study conducted by the International Association for the Evalaution of Educational Achievement examined mathematics teaching and its outcomes at the 8th- and 12th-grade levels in the United States and 21 other countries. This article reports on preliminary U.S. findings and their implications. (PGD)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education
Teacher Recertification: A Survey of the States.
Hanes, Madlyn Levine; Rowls, Michael D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
By 1985, this article reports, up to 40 states will require some form of teacher recertification. Based on a survey of state education departments and colleges of education, data are presented on recertification, and provisions for district-planned preparation, in the 50 states. (MCG)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Professional Continuing Education
The Second International Science Study: U.S. Results.
Jacobson, Willard J.; Doran, Rodney L. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Fifth and ninth graders in United States schools scored significantly higher in the Second International Science Study than did their counterparts in the first study conducted in 1970. Differences between the responses of males and females in 1983 were also noteworthy, especially at the 12th-grade level. (PGD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education