Dive Brief:

• A massive new survey finds that teachers say their opinions matter at the school level but not statewide or nationally.
• The same survey finds that teachers overwhelmingly say making a difference in the lives of children was one of the reasons they became educators.
• Nearly three-quarters of teachers surveyed said they were enthusiastic about implementing Common Core standards, though they recognized it would be challenging.

Dive Insight:

The survey is a project of Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. A state-by-state breakdown and nugget-sized takeaways are available from Scholastic. One interesting demonstration of technology's impact: More than half of teachers say it helps them collaborate with teachers they would not otherwise know.