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Satisfaction with K-12 education drops to new low: Gallup
Only 32% of Americans are satisfied with U.S. schools, while 67% are dissatisfied, according to a Gallup-Walton poll.
- On Tuesday, Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation published a poll, shared with The Associated Press, showing only 32% of American adults are satisfied with the U.S. school system, the lowest level in 27 years.
- Political divisions are driving this slide, as satisfaction among Democrats dropped about 19 points, while Independents fell about 10 points and Republicans decreased about 6 points since President Donald Trump's second term began in 2025.
- Sarah Reckhow, a political science professor at Michigan State University, cited a "drumbeat of bad news" regarding test scores, AI in education, and student screentime dominating headlines locally and nationally.
- Jack Schneider, director of the Center for Education Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, said The Trump administration has eroded public confidence by depicting schools as political battlegrounds and moving to dismantle the Education Department.
- Despite these national trends, parents remain significantly more confident in their own children's schools, contrasting sharply with the 67% dissatisfaction rate among American adults regarding the overall U.S. system.
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Americans' satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs.
How Americans are feeling about the quality of a U.S. education, according to this new Gallup poll
Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs.Just 32% of American adults say they are “completely” or “somewhat” satisfied with the U.S. school system, according to an August poll published Tuesday by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation and shared exclusively with The Associat…
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C 42%
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