Most Americans Say Public Education Is Headed in Wrong Direction: Survey

Only 10 percent of Republicans say the public K–12 education system is going in the right direction compared with 23 percent of Democrats.
Most Americans Say Public Education Is Headed in Wrong Direction: Survey
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More than half of Americans believe that public education is on the wrong path. A newly published survey reveals a decline in public trust in the K–12 education system.

In a Pew Research Center survey released on April 4, 51 percent of U.S. adults said they believe that the nation’s public K–12 education system is on the wrong track. A significantly lower percentage (16 percent) said they believe it’s going in the right direction, and about 32 percent expressed uncertainty on the matter. The remainder didn’t answer.
Aaron Pan
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