Almost 90 Percent Of America’s Teachers Blame Crappy Schools On Poverty

The Daily Caller reports:

Approximately 88 percent of teachers polled in a new national survey cite poverty as a major educational barrier.

The poll of 700 public elementary and secondary teachers was released on Tuesday by Communities In Schools. The polling firm Public Opinion Strategies conducted the poll for the 501(c)(3) group from May 8 to 12.

In addition to poverty, the teachers surveyed also cited insufficient involvement by parents, apathy on the part of students and too much standardized testing as huge educational problems.

Vast majorities of teachers cited disruptive behavior (92 percent), chronic absenteeism (89 percent) and students’ ill health (85 percent) as barriers to education as well.

The sad moments of government schools.