Between 1991 and 2011, spending on instructional staff compensation, including salary and benefits, comprised more than half of current expenditures for public elementary and secondary education. During this period, spending on instructional staff compensation increased nationally by $101 billion (54 … Read More
In 2011–12, about 95 percent of public school teachers who agreed that the administration in their schools was supportive were satisfied with their jobs. This was 30 percentage points higher than the teachers who disagreed that the administration was supportive … Read More
Activate Research co-authored “Teaching Vacancies and Difficult-to-Staff Teaching Positions in Public Schools.” Compared to the 1999–2000 school year, a lower percentage of public schools had at least one teaching vacancy in the 2011–12 school year, according to “Teaching Vacancies and … Read More
This Statistics in Brief examines the amount of time that students in grades 3 and 8 spent on different activities in 2011-12 and compares how, if at all, this time varied by activity, school sector, and grade. Based on reporting … Read More
Activate Research co-authored “Public Elementary and Secondary School Arts Education Instructors.” This Statistics in Brief uses data from two administrations of the Fast Response Survey System to present findings related to the different types of school staff (e.g., full-time staff, … Read More
This brief investigates early-career teachers’ preparation for teaching and receipt of support by selected characteristics of the schools in which they taught during the 2011–12 school year. The specific school characteristics included in this report are school classification (traditional public … Read More