- 55% of “irreplaceable” teachers earn lower salaries than the average ineffective teachers and, in four major cities, top teachers quit at the same rate as less successful ones.
- So far, 47 states have signed on to the Common Core Standards.
- Nationwide, 15% of the nation’s 6,700 charter schools have closed–41% because of financial problems, 24% because of mismanagement, and 19% for academic reasons.
- In a recent Gallup poll, 29% of the 1,012 survey adults said education is worse because of No Child Left Behind; 16% say it’s better off. Also 38% said the federal government’s focus on student achievement has made no difference.
- 52% of the class of 2012 took the ACT, and their average composite score was 21.1 out of a possible 36. 25% met all four benchmarks; 15% met three; 17% met two; and 28% failed to meet the minimum standard in any area.
