6. Teachers’ views on the state of public K-12 education
82% of public K-12 teachers say the overall state of public K-12 education has gotten worse in recent years; many say politics is a major reason.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
Americans’ views of politics and elected officials are unrelentingly negative, with little hope of improvement on the horizon. 65% of Americans say they always or often feel exhausted when thinking about politics. By contrast, just 10% say they always or often feel hopeful about politics.
There are wide differences in support for Biden and Trump by voters’ gender, age, race and ethnicity, and education.
Overview of survey methodologies The analysis of changes in party identification over time is based on a compilation of survey estimates conducted by telephone between 1994 and 2018 and online surveys conducted on Pew Research Center’s American Trends Panel between 2019 and 2023. Data from telephone surveys is adjusted to account for differences in survey […]
Field dates: May 30 – Jun 4, 2023 Topics: Americans and planet Earth