[Libs-Or] NCES Releases New Report Examining the Qualifications of Public Middle Grades Teachers

[Ann Reed]

[Institute of Education Sciences - Newsflash]

NCES Releases New Report Examining the Qualifications of Public Middle Grades Teachers


[2015815]NCES Releases Education and Certification Qualifications of Public Middle Grades Teachers of Selected Subjects: Evidence From the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey

This Statistical Analysis Report examines the postsecondary majors and teaching certifications of public middle grades teachers. Using data from the 2011-12 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), a sample survey of elementary and secondary schools in the United States, this report examines the percentages of public school teachers who have a major or certificate in their main teaching assignment. The report describes teachers of grades 5-8, but no grade lower than 5 and no grade higher than 9; the report also describes students and classrooms in grades 6-8.

  *   Less than half of middle grades departmentalized teachers in English, mathematics, science, and social science held both a postsecondary degree and a teaching certification in their respective main subject assignment. More than 50 percent of teachers in French, Spanish, art/arts and crafts, music, and health education held both a postsecondary degree and teaching certification in their main subject assignment.
  *   More than half of grade 6-8 departmentalized classes in English, mathematics, science, social science, French, German, Spanish, art/arts and crafts, music, health education, and general elementary education were taught by teachers with either a major or certification in the class subject.
  *   Just over 40 percent of nondepartmentalized teachers - teachers who remain with the same class of students all day or provide individualized services - are general elementary education teachers. These general elementary education teachers divide their time evenly across the four core subjects of reading, mathematics, science, and social science. Fifty-four percent of these general elementary education teachers hold a major and certification in general elementary education.

This Statistical Analysis Report is a product of the National Center for Education Statistics at the Institute of Education Sciences, part of the U.S. Department of Education.
To view the full report when it is released, please visit http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2015815.


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Ann Reed, Federal Programs Coordinator
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