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The American Educator Panels
Jul 3, 2018
The introduction of new instructional materials places considerable time and learning demands on teachers. In this report — the first to share findings from the spring 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey — the authors build on past research to better understand teachers' use of new instructional materials, drawing on nationally representative survey data from 3,719 English language arts teachers and 2,680 mathematics teachers.
Findings from the 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey
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The introduction of new instructional materials places considerable time and learning demands on teachers. Understanding the extent to which teachers use new instructional materials can inform how best to support teachers in selecting and using such materials effectively. Policymakers at the state and district levels also need to understand teachers' existing curriculum needs as school systems continue to address missed learning because of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
In this report — the first to share findings from the spring 2022 American Instructional Resources Survey (AIRS) — the authors build on past research to examine the extent to which teachers are using new instructional materials in a given school year, what those materials are, and who purchases those materials. The authors also examine reasons why teachers report not using newly school- or district-purchased instructional materials, what teachers' needs are for better or additional curriculum materials, and whether the use of new instructional materials is associated with the availability of federal relief funds for schools.
The research described in this report was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation and conducted by RAND Education and Labor.
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