Massive school satisfaction gap pits parents against everyone else
Americans en masse are dissatisfied with the country’s schools. But parents feel pretty good about their own kids’ education.
Why it matters: A divide between parents with first-hand experience of U.S. schools and the rest of the country has gotten worse since the onset of the pandemic and a rise in political polarization.
- Schooling has been pushed to the center of Supreme Court decisions, state politics and the 2024 GOP presidential primary.
- At the same time, students are performing worse on standardized tests and facing social-emotional challenges.
What’s happening: 76% of parents believe their K-12 students are receiving a quality education, according to new data from an annual Gallup survey.
- But just 36% of adults overall said they were satisfied with K-12 education in the country
