ERIC Number: ED624797
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Aug
Pages: 4
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Assessing Voters' and Parents' Perspectives on Current Threats to Public Education: The 2022 PACE/USC Rossier Poll [Summary]
Hough, Heather; Marsh, Julie; Estrada-Miller, Jeimee; Polikoff, Morgan; Myung, Jeannie
Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE
The 2021-22 academic year was profoundly challenging for California schools. Eight critical issues emerged as serious threats to student learning, the operation of schools, and even the very institution of public education: (1) gun violence, (2) politicization of and support for public education, (3) controversy over what is taught in schools, (4) student learning and well-being, (5) declining enrollment, (6) teacher shortages, (7) college affordability, and (8) long-term funding inadequacy and instability. These issues also present a threat to equity because they disproportionately affect the most marginalized communities, exposing long-standing systemic inequities in education and creating new gaps in opportunity and access. It is against this backdrop that PACE and the University of Southern California (USC) Rossier School of Education fielded their annual poll of California voters in July 2022 on their opinions of and priorities for public education. This report summarizes the top findings related to major threats facing public schools. [For the full Report, see ED624796.]
Descriptors: Public Education, Parent Attitudes, Public Opinion, Barriers, Violence, Weapons, Politics of Education, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Learning, Well Being, Enrollment Trends, Teacher Shortage, Paying for College, Educational Finance, Equal Education, At Risk Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Stanford University, Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)
Identifiers - Location: California
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