Partisan divides over K-12 education in 8 charts
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.
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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.
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About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they follow professional or college sports not too or not at all closely.
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About six-in-ten parents of K-12 children (61%) say the first year of the pandemic had a negative effect on their children’s education.
High school teachers are more likely than elementary and middle school teachers to hold negative views about AI tools in education.
Just 28% of U.S. adults say America is the best in the world or above average in K-12 STEM education compared with other wealthy nations.
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