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Public K-12 teachers express low job satisfaction and few are optimistic about the future of U.S. education.
63% of Americans are pessimistic about the country’s moral and ethical standards, and 59% are pessimistic about its education system.
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Around a third of U.S. school districts mention the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in their mission statements. But these references are far more common in parts of the country won by Joe Biden in 2020 than in areas won by Donald Trump.
A survey of U.S.-based journalists finds 77% would choose their career all over again, though 57% are highly concerned about future restrictions on press freedom.
A majority of those who say it’s headed in the wrong direction say a major reason is that schools are not spending enough time on core academic subjects.
58% of those ages 18 to 29 have experienced high levels of psychological distress at least once between March 2020 and September 2022.
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
The public is sharply divided along partisan lines on topics ranging from what should be taught in schools to how much influence parents should have over the curriculum.
Veterans and non-veterans in the United States largely align when it comes to the decision to pull all troops out of Afghanistan.
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