We’ve put together a wide array of questions to learn more about teachers’ experiences and perspectives, including topics like AI, durable skills, and general feelings about the teaching profession. Some highlights include:

• Teachers are not feeling very optimistic about education. About half of teachers (47%) believe K-12 education is going well in their local school district, but only 26% think education is going well across the country. They are less optimistic than parents about every level of education: local (47% vs 55%), statewide (36% vs 47%), and national (26% vs 41%). These sentiments about education remain fairly unchanged since the beginning of the school year.  
• Teachers see the value of technology like laptops in the classroom, but they are concerned about the impact of artificial intelligence. Most teachers (70%) feel satisfied with their students’ use of technology in school. The majority of teachers (69%) say that laptops have had a positive impact on their students’ learning experience. In general, teachers feel positively about laptops as a helpful learning tool.  
• Teachers are aligned with parents on the importance of durable skills, with a few caveats. Nearly 90% of teachers feel durable skills (such as communication, critical thinking, teamwork, adaptability, and responsibility) are extremely or very important for a school to prioritize. This lines up with what we’ve observed from parents, with 77% saying it’s very important. Both teachers (41%) and parents (42%) believe teaching kids durable skills should be a shared responsibility between parents, schools, community organizations, and employers. Interestingly, teachers (38%) are 9 points more likely than parents (29%) to say parents and families are most responsible for teaching students durable skills. On the other hand, 17% of parents say schools are most responsible, compared to 12% of teachers who say the same.