Abstract
Did you know …
. . . 78% of public school parents would support teachers in their community if they went on strike for more pay.
. . . 6% of Americans say teacher salaries are too high.
. . . 54% of parents would not like their child to take up teaching in the public schools.
. . . 61% of parents have trust and confidence in public school teachers.
. . . 34% of parents fear for their child’s physical safety in school.
. . . 80% of parents support armed police officers on duty whenever school is in session.
. . . 76% of parents support screening all students for mental health problems.
. . . 78% of Americans would prefer to reform rather than replace the local school system.
. . . 60% of Americans support spending more on students who need extra support rather than spending the same amount on every student (49%).
. . . 75% of Americans say public school students in low-income communities have fewer educational opportunities than those in well-off communities.
. . . 55% of Americans say schools in low-income areas have lower expectations for their students.
. . . 53% of Americans say public school students in rural areas have fewer educational opportunities than those living in towns, suburbs, and cities.
. . . 55% of Americans say students today receive a worse education in their community than what they experienced when they were students.
. . . 57% of Americans say public schools in their community are better preparing students for college than what they experienced when they were students.
. . . 55% of Americans say public schools in their community are better at educating all abilities/backgrounds than what they experienced when they were students.
. . . 52% of Americans say public schools in their community are better at encouraging critical thinking than what they experienced when they were students.
. . . 75% of Americans are in favor of free tuition for community college.
. . . 68% of Americans support greater federal assistance with 4-year collect tuition.
. . . 82% of Americans see a 4-year degree as good preparation for a good-paying job.
. . . 61% of Americans view a 4-year college degree as a key to future success.
. . . 70% of public school parents give their oldest child’s school an A or B grade as compared with 43% of the general public in the community and 19% of Americans nationally.
Statistics from The 50th annual Phi Delta Kappan poll of the public’s attitudes toward the public schools (2018). Phi Delta Kappan, 100(1), K1-K24.
December 2018
Indiana Association for the Gifted Conference at the Indianapolis JW Marriott in Indianapolis, IN. For more information, please visithttp://www.iag-online.org/
South Carolina TalentED Conference at the Marriott Hotel in Columbia, SC. For more information, please visit http://www.scgifted.org/conference-2018/
January 2019
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Convention and Expo in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN. For more information, please visit https://cecconvention.org/
Illinois Association for Gifted Children Annual Convention at the Chicago Marriot in Naperville, IL. For more information, please visit http://www.iagcgifted.org/
February 2019
Oklahoma Association of Gifted, Creative, and Talented (OAGCT) Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK. For more information, please visit http://oagct.org/
Nebraska Association for the Gifted (NAG) Conference at the Old Market Embassy Suites in Omaha, NE. For more information, please visithttp://www.negifted.org/
California Association for the Gifted’s (CAG) Annual Conference at the Sheraton in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visithttp://www.cagifted.org/
Kentucky Association for Gifted Education Annual Conference in Lexington, KY. For more information, please visithttp://kagegifted.org/
Arkansans for Gifted and Talented Education (AGATE) Annual Conference at the Little Rock Marriott in Little Rock, AR. For more information, please visit https://www.agatearkansas.org/
March 2019
The Georgia Association for Gifted Children (GAGC) Convention at the Georgia Hotel and Convention Center in Athens, GA. For more information, please visit http://www.gagc.org/
North Carolina Association of Gifted & Talented (NCAGT) Conference at the Winston-Salem Marriott & Embassy Suites Hotels in Winston-Salem, NC. For more information, please visit http://www.ncagt.org/conference/overview
Montana AGATE Annual Conference in Billings, MT. For more information, please visit http://www.mtagate.org/
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Annual Convention in Pittsburg, PA. For more information, please visit http://www.ncte.org/cccc/conv
April 2019
National Council for Math Teachers (NCTM) Research Conference in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.nctm.org/
National Council for Math Teachers (NCTM) Annual Meeting & Exposition in at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront and the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.nctm.org/
The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information, please visit www.ncme.org
American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For more information, please visit http://www.aera.net
National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) National Conference on science education at in St. Louis, MO. For more information, please visit http://www.nsta.org/
Mensa Mind Games at the Galaxy Banquet Center in Wadsworth, OH. For more information, please visit https://mensamindgames.com/
New Jersey Association for Gifted Children’s (NJAGC) Annual Conference at The Conference Center at Mercer County Community College in West Windsor, NJ. For more information, please visit http://njagc.org/
May 2019
Beyond IQ Boston Conference at the Radisson Hotel & Suites Chelmsford-Lowell in Chelmsford, MA. For more information, please visit http://beyondiq.camp9.org/Boston2019