10,000 Teachers Share Views on the Teaching Profession in New Primary Sources... Gates /Scholastic

10,000 Teachers Share Views on the Teaching Profession in New Primary Sources... -- NEW YORK, March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --:

10,000 Teachers Share Views on the Teaching Profession in New Primary Sources Report

 

 

 

 

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NEW YORK, March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic Inc. (NASDAQ: SCHL) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released Primary Sources: America's Teachers on the Teaching Profession, the second landmark report presenting the results of a national survey of more than 10,000 public school teachers in grades pre-K to 12. The survey is a follow-up to the originalPrimary Sources report released in 2010, which continues to be noted as the largest-ever national survey of America's teachers.

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The 2012 Primary Sources report reveals teachers' thoughtful, nuanced views on both their daily practice and critical issues at the heart of education reform – from teacher evaluations to quality curriculum, from the Common Core State Standards to