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The “Average” Teacher

September 13, 2017/0 Comments/in Education /by Student Research Foundation

While we all know there is no such thing as an “average” teacher, particularly with so many demands placed on educators these days, Education Week recently developed a strong package on what the teaching profession looks like today.

The video and accompanying editorial piece look to U.S. Department of Education survey data to give a clearer picture of what teachers look like today. Among the highlights:

  • The average teacher today has 14 years of experience
  • That average teacher is a 42-year-old white woman, and male teachers are getting harder and harder to find
  • The average teacher works 53 hours in an average week
  • The number of Hispanic teachers is on the rise

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What Influences Student Career Choices?

September 5, 2017/1 Comment/in Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills /by Student Research Foundation

We may think that a student’s college and career choices are largely decided based on the high school experience. But recent data from the Student Research Foundation tells a more complicated story.

As this infographic depicts, high school experiences rank sixth, from a longer list of items, when it comes to influences of career path decisions for today’s high school students.

What Influences Student Career Choices - Student Research Foundation

As we help our students and our own kids make important decisions regarding their futures, it is important we consider all of the influences impacting choices.  High school experiences are in the mix, along with other influences.

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Jobs & College Degrees

August 22, 2017/0 Comments/in Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Education /by Student Research Foundation

Yes, some form of postsecondary education is important in today’s world and today’s economy. But as many continue to question the value of earning a four-year degree, it is equally important to understand the jobs that may be available to today’s – and tomorrow’s – high school graduates.

Over at Marketwatch, reporter Jillian Berman recently explored the 30 million or so jobs that are available without a four-year college degree. Berman found these jobs pay on average of $55,000 a year. And some of them may be surprising. Researchers are finding growth in areas such as:

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Spotlighting Students’ Readiness for #STEM

August 18, 2017/0 Comments/in Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Education, STEM /by Student Research Foundation

With more and more high schools emphasizing the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education for all of their students, an important issue has been raised. How does one effectively recognize those students who are excelling in STEM?

In Colorado and elsewhere, that question has been answered with an effort to add a STEM designation to high school diplomas. There, teachers came together to help better recognize those students who were meeting state benchmarks when it came to workforce readiness in technology and computing. So STEM seals were born.

But the idea comes with some controversy. As Stephen Sawchuk of Education Week recently reported:

STEM endorsements are still so new overall that there are few insights on how they will play out on the ground for students—and whether the new credentials will come to signify anything of value to employers or colleges.

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Community College and You!

August 8, 2017/0 Comments/in Education /by Student Research Foundation

We often think we “know” all about community colleges and two-year postsecondary institutions. But how much of what we know is truly supported by the facts?

Recently, the American Association of Community Colleges released a series of “fast facts” about community colleges today. And some of the data points may surprise you, including:

  • Community college students are getting younger, with more than half of all community college students now under the age of 21
  • Community colleges are currently serving a smaller portion of undergraduate students than in previous years
  • Two-thirds of all community college students rely on Pell grants to afford their postsecondary educations
  • Annual tuition and fees at community colleges only increased, on average, $90 in the past year
  • More than a third of all students enrolled at community colleges are the first in their families to seek a postsecondary education Read more
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