Chicago elementary teachers are moderately positive about school reform, with about 60 percent agreeing their school is getting better since reform began¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 1991 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 1994: local conditions change quickly

Subclaims¶

q2 i? About 60 percent of Chicago elementary teachers agreed their school is getting better and they are more optimistic about improvement since reform began, while less than one-fifth expressed strong negative attitudes. → Easton 1991

Evidence¶

Easton 1991¶

Easton, J. Q., Bryk, A. S., Driscoll, M., Kotsakis, J. G., Sebring, P. A., & van der Raeg, A. J. (1991). Charting Reform: The Teachers' Turn — Report No. 1 on a Survey of CPS Elementary School Teachers. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/charting-reform-teachers-turn

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Citywide survey of CPS elementary teachers administered in late May and June of 1991; the report states "About 60 percent agreed that their school is getting better" and that less than one-fifth expressed strong negative attitudes about reform.

"Citywide, teachers are n~oderately positive. About 60 percent agreed that their school is getting better and that they are more optimistic about improvement since reform began. More than half said that they felt better about working in their school."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Teachers rate Local School Councils most helpful for school operations such as parent involvement, community relations, facilities, and safety, and least helpful for student behavior — related
• Between 1991 and 1994, elementary teachers' test-preparation time increased and responses converged toward moderate agreement on reform items — related
• The Charting Reform surveys reached 266 elementary schools and 40 high schools in Chicago in Spring 1994 — related