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Public Opinion
2022 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion
Results of the 2022 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion
But parent reports indicate some shift away from district schools to private, charter, and homeschooling alternatives
Click through to see interactive results from the 2022 Education Next survey.
This graphic accompanies “Hunger for Stability Quells Appetite for Change: Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion,” by Michael B. Henderson, David Houston, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West.
PDF: 2022 Complete Polling Results
2007 through 2021 Education Next Survey and Public Opinion articles
All EdNext Poll essays, graphics and results
Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion
Private-school parents report less learning loss, greater satisfaction with pandemic schooling
Click through to see interactive results from the 2021 Education Next survey.
This graphic accompanies “Hunger for Stability Quells Appetite for Change: Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion,” by Michael B. Henderson, David Houston, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West.
Majority of students receiving fully remote instruction; Private-school students more likely to be in person full time
Results from the 2020 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion
This graphic accompanies “Amid Pandemic, Support Soars for Online Learning, Parent Poll Shows: Results from the 2020 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion.”
This graphic accompanies “Amid Pandemic, Support Soars for Online Learning, Parent Poll Shows: Results from the 2020 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion,” by Michael B. Henderson, David Houston, Paul E. Peterson, M. Danish Shakeel, and Martin R. West.
Parents report little contact with teachers and less student learning, but also broad satisfaction; charter and private schools provide more opportunities for student-teacher interaction
Results from the 2019 Education Next Poll
Public thinking on school choice, Common Core, higher ed, and more
Common Core and vouchers down, but many other reforms still popular
Public thinking on testing, opt out, common core, unions, and more
Also teacher grades, school choices, and other findings from the 2014 EdNext poll. Full results also available at educationnext.org/edfacts
Americans React to Common Core and Other Education Policies
Facts about local district performance alter public thinking
The 2012 EdNext-PEPG survey finds Hispanics give schools a higher grade than others do
Intense controversies do not alter public thinking, but teachers differ more sharply than ever
The 2010 EdNext-PEPG Survey shows that, on many education reform issues, Democrats and Republicans hardly disagree
The 2009 Education Next-PEPG Survey asks if information changes minds about school reform.
Americans think less of their schools than of their police departments and post offices
How information affects Americans’ support for school spending and charter schools
The 2007 Education Next—PEPG Survey
Probing American’s knowledge of school spending
PDF: 2021 Complete Polling Results
State Standards
An analysis of 2017 state proficiency standards
Forty-five states raise the student proficiency bar
Students proficient on state tests but not national
Most state standards remain far below international level
In fact, most render the notion of proficiency meaningless
Assessing the rigor of state assessment systems
PDF: Full results
Student Achievement by State and by Country
Half century of testing shows persistent divide between haves and have-nots
It’s not just about kids in poor neighborhoods
International and state trends in student achievement
The latest on each state’s international standing
Which countries—and states—are producing high-achieving students?
Teacher Compensation
State plans create more losers than winners, and many get nothing at all
Even in economically tough times, costs are higher than ever.
The peculiar incentives of teacher pensions
Teacher Union Spending
Teacher unions are quietly undermining charter and merit pay legislation that is supposed to help states “race to the top.” To exercise such power, a hefty cash box comes in handy.
