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Mark Hlavacik; Jack Schneider – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
PDK polls consistently show that parents give their children's schools high marks but are dissatisfied with the performance of public schools nationally. This paradox may be explained by the persistent narrative of failing public schools that has dominated media coverage in the past 50 years. Authors Mark Hlavacik and Jack Schneider tracked the…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Failure, Public Schools, News Reporting
Kathleen Vail – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
Negative public perception of schools nationally impacts the teaching profession in direct and indirect ways. This perception has depressed the number of students in teacher preparation programs at universities. Indirectly, public perception affects teacher working conditions, compensation, and morale. Education advocates and researchers talk…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Educational Attitudes, Teaching (Occupation), Public Schools
Amie Rapaport; Anna Rosefsky Saavedra – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
Adults' beliefs and knowledge about the state of the U.S. education system drive decisions about policy, funding, program adoption, student participation in programs, and the selection of decision makers to elected positions. Amie Rapaport and Anna Rosefsky Saavedra share national survey data showing that U.S. adults have little knowledge about…
Descriptors: Adults, Knowledge Level, Public Education, National Surveys
Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
Preparing students to enter the workforce and attracting and retaining good teachers are Americans' top educational priorities for the next administration in Washington, regardless of who wins the upcoming presidential election, the 2024 PDK Poll finds. While eight in 10 or more Americans pick those two items as priorities, other policy priorities…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Public Support, Public Education, Educational Objectives