This new national survey finds that a majority of the public backs the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the accountability it has brought to public education. The survey was conducted on behalf of Education Next and PEPG by the polling firm Knowledge Networks, which specializes in conducting online survey research for government, academic, and business organizations. The findings are based on a nationally representative, stratified sample of 2,000 adults, age 18 years and older.

A new poll shows half of all recent graduates say high school is too easy and nearly 30 percent say they did not receive an education that prepared them for future success.

This report explores how the American public is thinking about higher education today. Are Americans pleased with the system as it exists, or are they looking for change? How is the system working from the public’s point of view and from the point of view of parents whose children may soon be students? To explore this question, these organizations designed and fielded a random sample survey of 1,001 Americans, including over-samples of African-American and Hispanic parents with children in high school. The project included five focus groups around the country and interviews with more than two dozen corporate, media, philanthropic, and legislative leaders.

A statewide survey of Ohio voters shows that the public supports most K-12 school funding proposals made by Governor Ted Strickland, believing that the state system of funding public schools is broken and needs to be fixed. Voters surveyed handed this problem to state leaders as their highest priority. That contrasts to opinions held by some state leaders over the years who believed that the state has largely fixed the school funding system.

A new study states that bureaucracy is the single biggest reason why teachers stop teaching, even more important than pay. The researchers surveyed more than 1,900 current and former teachers in an effort to understand why 18,000 California teachers quit every year.

These three organizations joined forces to find out directly from middle-level students what they think about their schools, their teachers, their fellow students, and their plans for the future.  More than 1,800 middle school students participated in the poll.

Results of a DeHavilland Associates survey of district and school leaders on their work with community partners; includes information on current practices along with rankings of current and prospective partners.

A survey of registered voters found that two-thirds believe schools should teach “more than just the basics” and schools are failing to adequately teach skills they consider important, such as writing, creativity, and teamwork.

High school students are often bored and disengaged during school hours and spend relatively little time on schoolwork or preparing for classes in their free time, according to this report from Indiana University’s High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE).

The findings are based on a national survey of first-year teachers. It includes 111 items covering issues related to teacher training, recruitment, professional development and retention. The study explores why new teachers come into the profession, what their expectations are and what factors contribute to their desire to either stay in teaching or leave it.