One of the major themes of election reporting in this campaign has involved “blue-collar” or “working class” support for Donald Trump. But few surveys ask people about their occupations today, so usually journalists treat class as equivalent to education. … Of course, education is associated with occupation, but how strong […] Read more »
Why school? Work? Citizenship? Academics?
In a year marked by so many divisions, the newest PDK poll on education shows that Americans don’t agree on the most basic question about the very purpose of a public school education. Is it to prepare students for work? To prepare them for citizenship? Or to prepare them academically? […] Read more »
Five Insights Into Parents’ Satisfaction With Education
As U.S. schoolchildren head back to the classroom, a Gallup review of 16 years of data from its education polls yields five insights into parents’ satisfaction with their own children’s education. CONT. Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
Ten-year Trends in Public Opinion From the EdNext Poll
In its 10th annual survey of American public opinion, conducted in May and June of 2016, Education Next finds that the demise of school reform has been greatly exaggerated. Public support remains as high as ever for federally mandated testing, charter schools, tax credits to support private school choice, merit […] Read more »
Parents’ Fears for Child’s Safety at School Unchanged
U.S. parents’ concern for their children’s physical safety at school has held steady this year at 28%. Parents’ fears most recently edged up to 33% in 2012 and 2013 after the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012. Since then, the percentage of parents who fear for their children’s […] Read more »
Approval of Obama on Foreign Affairs Rises
Nearly half of Americans (48%) approve of President Barack Obama’s handling of foreign affairs in August, up markedly from 39% in February. The latest rating is the highest since November 2012 (49%), just days before Obama was re-elected. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »