Are teacher survey responses correlated with the type of school in which they work?

In the continued pursuit to answer the question “Why are teachers changing schools frequently or leaving the classroom altogether?”, the Tennessee Educator Survey data is examined for evidence of one of the environmental microsystems defined in the previous statistical analysis.

The findings of the statistical analysis show that teachers across the state of Tennessee are closely divided in their feelings about their work environment. Those who feel positively barely outnumber those who feel negatively on any given metric.

*0 response represents a single unanswered question in an otherwise completed survey

While immediate steps can be taken to address educator’s top concerns statewide to make Tennessee schools more positive work environments overall, we continue to address our analysis of this issue by examining an environmental issue on a local level as a named step toward building a national model.

As discussed in our statistical analysis, teachers do not control their environment. They have influence in their classrooms and the relationships they build with…