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Sunday, October 15, 2006

School Administrators' Perceptions of Public Education

The Institute for Education and the Arts is posting this article about school administrators’ perception of public education.

The Insiders: How Principals and Superintendents See Public Education Today

Jean Johnson, Ana Maria Arumi and Amber Ott

“The fourth in a series of Reality Check reports finds that most public school superintendents -– and principals to a lesser extent -– think local schools are already in pretty good shape. In fact, more than half of the nation's superintendents consider local schools to be "excellent." Most superintendents (77%) and principals (79%) say low academic standards are not a serious problem where they work. Superintendents are substantially less likely than classroom teachers to believe that too many students get passed through the system without learning.”

Read more here.

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