2. G ETTING TO THE SOURCE : Teachers and the Future of their Profession Elena Silva, Education Sector

3. 3.5 Million TEAC HERS

4. Are under the MICROS COPE

5. Teachers have a lot of OPINI ONS

6. Evaluations? Use of test scores? Pay? Role of Unions?

7. Teacher Evaluations

8. 78%

9. 62%

10. 76%

11. Use of Test Scores

12. 64% 50% Oppose incentives for higher student test scores Oppose incentives for student progress on other measures 43% Oppose incentives for teacher measures based on student growth over time

13. Teacher Pay

14. Teachers Support Higher Pay For… 83% 66% 57% Tough school assignments National Accreditation Good evaluations from principals

15. …but show less support for higher pay tied to 35% Higher student test scores 24% Smaller pension later 35% In exchange for tenure

16. Teacher Unions

17. Without a union teachers say… 77% Nowhere to turn when facing unfair charges. 77% Working conditions and salaries would be much worse. 81% Vulnerable to school politics or administrators.

18. What’s a Union to do? 2007 2011 2007 2011 52 % 42 %