ISSUE GUIDES: Education
PUBLIC VIEW: PEOPLE’S CHIEF CONCERNS
- Large majorities say improving the educational system should be a top priority for Congress, second only to defending...
- Confidence in public schools has declined since the 1970s
- While the general public is divided on whether they are satisfied with the quality of education, most parents say their...
- Americans are divided on whether the public school system needs major changes, but most say they prefer reforming the...
- Americans are more likely to give higher marks to local schools than to schools nationwide
- The majority of parents say their child will have the skills needed to succeed in college and in the work world, but many...
- Majorities of public school parents say they don't know how their child compares academically to other students in the U.S...
- Half of parents say there is still work to be done when it comes to teaching their child to do their best in school
- Majorities of teachers say students who interrupt class, disrespect teachers and cheat are at least somewhat serious problems...
- Three-quarters of public school teachers say they are often made scapegoats for the problems facing education
- More than half of Americans say they are at least somewhat confident standardized tests accurately indicate a student's...
- Two-thirds of Americans say they favor an annual test to track students progress, but about half say class work and homework...
- The number of Americans who say teachers are underpaid has sharply increased over the past 20 years
- One-third of teachers report the use of social promotion in their schools
- More than half of Americans say racially integrated schools are better for kids, but one-third says it doesn't make a difference
- Responses to whether minorities and whites receive an equal education vary depending on how the question is worded
- More than two-thirds of parents say their child's school serves healthy meals, but about half of parents say they worry...
- One-third of high school students have heard a fellow student threaten to kill someone, but relatively few of them took it...
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