Cambridge, Massachusetts, Aug. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Parents are willing to let their high school students complete nearly half of their courses online, and despite challenges posed by remote learning this spring, confidence in public K–12 schools is at a record high, the 14th annual Education Next survey of American public opinion on education policy finds.
For the first time this year, the survey—conducted annually by Harvard researchers—measures populist sentiment among Americans, finding that populism spans both the Republican and Democratic parties. The most-populist Americans, regardless of political party, assign lower grades to public schools locally and nationally and express greater approval for measures to expand school choice.
The 2020 Education Next survey of more than 4,000 respondents includes a nationally representative sample of adults as well as representative oversamples of teachers, Black, and Hispanic respondents. Interactive graphics present both 2020 findings and long-term trends.
Among the key findings:
About the Authors: Michael B. Henderson is assistant professor at Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication and director of its Public Policy Research Lab. David M. Houston is assistant professor of education policy at George Mason University. Paul E. Peterson is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government at Harvard University, Director of Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG), and Senior Editor of Education Next. M. Danish Shakeel is a postdoctoral research fellow at PEPG. Martin R. West is the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of Education at Harvard University, Deputy Director of PEPG, and Editor-in-chief of Education Next.
About Education Next: Education Next is a scholarly journal committed to careful examination of evidence relating to school reform, published by the Education Next Institute and the Program on Education Policy and Governance at the Harvard Kennedy School. For more information, please visit educationnext.org.
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