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TODAY'S SUPERINTENDENTS ARE generally older and more stressed out than in years past, but they are also extremely satisfied with their jobs. And contrary to some media reports, they get [...]

Tenure Percentage who say that eliminating teacher tenure would be 'very effective' at improving teacher quality: Superintendents 43% Principals 29% Note: Table made from bar graph. Source. Reality Check 2006: [...]

Learning the Basics Percentage who say a high school diploma means a student has learned the basic academic skills of reading, writing and math: Superintendents 78% Principals 76% High school [...]

Rating Teachers How satisfied are you with the overall quality of your teaching staff? Superintendents Very satisfied 43% Somewhat satisfied 55% Not too satisfied 2% Principals Very satisfied 60% Somewhat [...]

Teacher Education Percentage who say that typical teacher education programs are out of touch with the realities of what it takes to be an effective teacher: Very Somewhat Superintendents 19% [...]

Firing Teachers Percentage who think that making it much easier for principals to remove bad teachers--even those who have tenure--would be an effective way to improve educational leadership in public [...]

Math and Science Percentage who say the following is not a serious problem in their own community's public schools: Superintendents Principals Kids are not taught enough math and science 59% [...]

More than half of the nation's superintendents consider local schools to be 'excellent,' and most superintendents and principals say low academic standards are not a serious problem, according to Public [...]

Most urban superintendents say their hands are tied and they are set up for failure while they have to meet new stringent demands, according to a recent University of Washington [...]