State of the American Teacher and State of the American Principal Surveys

2022 Technical Documentation and Survey Results

Sy Doan, Lucas Greer, Heather L. Schwartz, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Ashley Woo

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This technical report provides information about the sample, content, and administration of the 2022 State of the American Teacher (SoT) and State of the American Principal (SoP) surveys. The SoT survey was completed by 2,360 American Teacher Panel members, and the SoP survey was completed by 1,540 American School Leader Panel members. The American Life Panel (ALP) companion survey was administered to 500 ALP members in January and February 2022. The report also describes the teacher interview protocols and qualitative methods used for interviews with SoT respondents.

The SoT and SoP surveys addressed teachers' and principals' well-being (e.g., job-related stress, depression, burnout), school climate (e.g., physical safety; teacher/principal voice; staff diversity, equity, and inclusion), teachers' and principals' working conditions this school year (e.g., instructional mode; hours worked; coronavirus disease 2019 [COVID-19] mitigation policies; beliefs about the teaching of race, racism, and bias), and teachers' and principals' careers as educators (e.g., preparation, retention, decisions to exit). Teachers were also asked about policies that they believed would be effective for recruiting, hiring, and retaining educators of color. Principals were also asked a series of questions related to their preparation to address political topics in their schools.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation and National Education Association
  • Publisher: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 2022
  • Pages: 101
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/RRA1108-3
  • Document Number: RR-A1108-3

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Doan, Sy, Lucas Greer, Heather L. Schwartz, Elizabeth D. Steiner, and Ashley Woo, State of the American Teacher and State of the American Principal Surveys: 2022 Technical Documentation and Survey Results, RAND Corporation, RR-A1108-3, 2022. As of September 15, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1108-3.html
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Doan, Sy, Lucas Greer, Heather L. Schwartz, Elizabeth D. Steiner, and Ashley Woo, State of the American Teacher and State of the American Principal Surveys: 2022 Technical Documentation and Survey Results. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2022. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1108-3.html.
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Funding for the State of the American Teacher survey was provided by the National Education Association, the American Federation of Teachers, and gifts from RAND supporters and income from operations. Funding for the teacher interviews was provided by the National Education Association and gifts from RAND supporters and income from operations. Funding for the expert panel was provided by gifts from RAND supporters and income from operations. Funding for the State of the American Principal survey was provided by The Wallace Foundation. Funding for the American Life Panel survey was provided by the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association. This study was undertaken by RAND Education and Labor.

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