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Sunday, September 17, 2006
The most educated teachers
Looking at state report card data about teachers, I was a bit surprised by the spread among the 82 Dayton-area districts when it comes to teacher education.
At the top, Anna has 85 percent of its teachers with at least a master’s degree. At the bottom, Edgewood has just 23 percent of its teachers with advanced degrees.
Here’s more fromt the top and bottom of the list for the districts in Preble, Darke, Miami, Shelby, Champaign, Clark, Green, Montgomery, Warren and Butler counties:
The most experienced
In these districts, at least 65 percent of the teachers have a masters degree or more:
Anna 85.1
Versallies 78.9
Yellow Springs 76.8
Mississinawa Valley 74.9
Southeastern 74.7
Franklin Monroe 73.9
Eaton 71.9
Twin Valley 71.2
Oakwood 70.5
Kettering 69.8
Troy 69.6
Sugarcreek 69.1
Brookville 69
Fort Loramie 68.8
Franklin 66.9
Tipp City 66.5
Xenia 66.4
Piqua 65.9
Beavercreek 65.8
New Lebanon 65.8
Sidney 65.7
Tri-County North 65.3
The least experienced
Less than half of the teachers in these districts have at least a masters degree:
Wayne 49.9
Little Miami 49
West Carrollton 48.5
Covington 46.4
Arcanum 46.1
Jackson Center 42.7
Newton 41.9
Mechanicsburg 40.4
Talawanda 39.9
New Miami 38.5
Trotwood 34.1
Dayton 33.3
Northmont 29.7
Bradford 25.3
Edgewood 23.4
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