Report: Gen Y Teachers Seek Feedback, Opportunities for Growth

Public school teachers from Generation Y—born between 1977 and 1995—tend to value frequent feedback on their effectiveness, opportunities to collaborate with and observe other teachers, and differentiated pay based on performance, according to a new study on school workplaces.

However, despite their support for differentiated pay, the study says, Gen-Yers on the whole are less in favor of using students' standardized test scores to measure teacher performance than their veteran counterparts.

The report, entitled " Workplaces That Support High-Performing Teaching and Learning: Insights From Generation Y Teachers ," was compiled by the American Federation of Teachers and the American Institutes for Research. It is based on an analysis of focus groups, case studies of AFT members, and...