Abstract
Did you know . . .
. . . 60% of teachers feel their pay is unfair.
. . . 48% of teachers feel less valued by the community.
. . . 50% of teachers have seriously considered leaving the profession.
. . . 53% of K–12 parents and 37% of public school teachers say the main goal of public school education is to prepare students academically.
. . . 28% of K–12 parents and 45% of public school teachers say the main goal of public school education is to prepare students to be good citizens.
. . . 94% of public school teachers and 77% of K–12 parents say the best way to measure school performance is by examining students’ improvement over time.
. . . 6% of public school teachers and 23% of K–12 parents say the best way to measure school performance is by the percentage of students who pass a test.
. . . 39% of K–12 parents say their child’s report card assesses school quality.
. . . 23% of K–12 parents say the state’s report card on local schools assesses school quality.
. . . 21% of K–12 parents say their child’s standardized test scores assess school quality.
. . . 60% of K–12 parents and 81% of teachers say that civics class should be required.
. . . 70% of K–12 parents are not concerned the civics class might include political content they disagree with.
. . . 44% of college-educated, K–12 parents and 33% of K–12 parents with no degree would prefer their child take advanced academics in high school.
. . . 34% of college-educated, K–12 parents and 51% of K–12 parents with no degree would prefer their child take job skills classes in high school.
. . . 51% of K–12 parents say that schools are not strict enough in terms of school discipline.
. . . 74% of K–12 parents and 71% of public school teachers say they support zero tolerance.
. . . 70% of K–12 parents and 73% of public school teachers say mediation and counseling are more effective than detention or suspension.
. . . 85% of K–12 parents who say their child likes to go to school give that school an A or B.
. . . 53% of K–12 parents who say their child dislikes or is neutral about school give that school an A or B.
Statistics from the 51st annual Phi Delta Kappan poll of the public’s attitudes toward the public schools (2019). Phi Delta Kappan, 101(1), K1–K24. https://kappanonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/pdk_101_1_PollSupplement.pdf
June 2020
The International Conference on Gifted Talented Education and Practices in New York, NY. For more information, please visit https://waset.org/gifted-talented-education-and-practices-conference-in-june-2020-in-new-york/
The PG Retreat for families of profoundly gifted children at Estes Park, CO. For more information, please visit http://pgretreat.com/
July 2020
American Mensa’s annual gathering in Kansas City, MO. For more information, please visit http://ag.us.mensa.org/
The 43rd Annual Confratute Summer Institute at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT. For more information, please visit https://confratute.uconn.edu/
The International Conference on Excellence, Creativity, and Innovation in Basic and Higher Education & Psychology Conference in Helsinki, Finland. For more information, please visit http://www.icieconference.net/
EDUFEST Annual Summer Conference on Gifted and Talented Education at Boise State University in Boise, ID. For more information, please visit https://www.edufest.org/
The Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness 2020 in Daegu, Korea. For more information, please visit http://www.apfggiftedness.org/
August 2020
Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) Annual Conference in Minneapolis MN. For more information, please visit https://www.sengifted.org/sengminneapolis/
September 2020
European Council for High Ability (ECHA) Conference in Porto, Portugal. For more information, please visit http://echa2020.org/
October 2020
Kansas Association for Gifted, Talented and Creative (KGTC) Annual Conference at Kansas University Edwards Campus in Overland Park, KS. For more information, please visit https://www.kgtc.org/
Alabama Association for Gifted Children 26th Annual Conference at the Birmingham Marriott at Grandview. For more information, please visit https://www.alabamagifted.org/
Ohio Association for Gifted Children Annual Fall Conference in Columbus, OH. For more information, please visit http://www.oagc.com/fallConference.asp/
Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted Annual Conference in Wisconsin Dells, WI. For more information, please visit http://www.watg.org/annual-conference.html/
Missouri Conference on Gifted Education (GAM) at Drury University in St. Louis, MO. For more information, please visit http://www.mogam.org/conference.html/
Minnesota Council for the Gifted and Talented Annual Conference. For more information, please visit https://mcgt.net/annual-conference-on-behalf-of-gifted-kids/
November 2020
National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL. For more information, please visit https://www.nagc.org/nagc-67th-annual-convention/
Pennsylvania Association for the Gifted Annual Conference at the Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Pocono Manor, PA. For more information, please visit https://www.giftedpage.org/conference/2020-page-conference/
December 2020
GiftED20, Texas Association for the Gifted & Talented (TAGT) Annual Conference at the Marriott Marquis Houston, in Houston, TX. For more information, please visit https://tagtconference.org/
Indiana Association for the Gifted Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN. For more information, please visit http://www.iag-online.org/conference/