Public Agenda Foundation Poll: Reality Check 2001
Creators: name: Education Week
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2013

description: Respondent teaches/is at/has a child in elementary/middle/high school level (4); school job performance (7); expectations of children (6); most accurate statement local public schools (8); students should/should not have learned material in previous grades (1); students should have been left back (1); academic ability of students in recent years (1); students' computer skills (2); use of computers/internet (7); usefulness of computers in the classroom (1); personal computer literacy (2); reliability/datedness of computers in the school (1); ability of students to succeed in college/work world (5); applicability of statements to respondents' schools (17); worst case scenario for struggling students (3); scenario that is the usual occurrence at school (2); most likely occurrence to be true at school (2); validity of report cards (1); automatic promotion of students at certain ages (1); use of portfolios to evaluate students (1); pressure to promote/hold students back (4); tough-grading teachers (4); summer school/getting held back rates (2); rate of students cutting class (1); advanced placement/honors students rates (1); dropout rates (1); summer school/being held back (9); benefit to students in being pushed harder (2); homework assignments (5); higher academic standards (14); standardized testing (69); academic improvement in communities (6); guidelines for students' learning/knowledge (8); rating of school's efforts to support/mentor new teachers (1); opportunities for professional development (1); frequency of doing schoolwork on time (1); frequency of absence from school (1); frequency of tardiness to class (1); frequency of reading for pleasure (1); frequency of enthusiasm about material (1); effort/care of students put into schoolwork (3); mentoring/tutoring (1); expectations/caring of teachers (4); aid from parents/teachers in school (9); motivation to work hard at school (5); knowledge of standards for graduation (1); parent-teacher communication (1); GPA (1); planning to attend college (1); family situation (1); free/reduced price lunches (1); knowledge of curriculum/academic goals for child's grade level (1); knowledge of teachers' qualifications (1); knowledge about school ranking (1); knowledge of availability of rigorous courses in high school (1); knowledge about child standing (3); respondent is responsible for hiring new employees/interviews candidates (2); candidates for employment are recent high school/college graduates (1); respondent has taught freshmen/sophomores recently (1); satisfaction with qualifications of job applicants (1); new-hire written exams (1); company program to teach employees basic skills (1); skills/abilities of college freshmen/sophomores at (12); publication of community test scores/graduation rates (1); use of test scores/graduation rates of community in hiring practices (1); use of high school/college transcripts in hiring practices (2); accuracy of report cards in reflection of abilities/accomplishments (1); quality of recent applicants leading to job redesign (1).