Education Next Survey of Public Opinion
2021 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2021
Hunger for Stability Quells Appetite for Change
Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion
EdNext Poll - 2021
Parent Poll Reveals Support for School Covid-Safety Measures Despite Vaccine Hesitancy, Partisan Polarization
Private-school parents report less learning loss, greater satisfaction with pandemic schooling
EdNext Poll - 2021
Results from the 2021 Education Next Poll
Click through to see interactive results from the 2021 Education Next survey.
EdNext Poll - 2021
Education Next Annual Poll: Trends Through 2021
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.
2020 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2020
Pandemic Parent Survey Finds Perverse Pattern: Students Are More Likely to Be Attending School in Person Where Covid Is Spreading More Rapidly
Majority of students receiving fully remote instruction; Private-school students more likely to be in person full time
EdNext Poll - 2020
Amid Pandemic, Support Soars for Online Learning, Parent Poll Shows
Results from the 2020 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion
EdNext Poll - 2020
Results from the 2020 Education Next Poll
This graphic accompanies "Amid Pandemic, Support Soars for Online Learning, Parent Poll Shows: Results from the 2020 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion."
EdNext Poll - 2020
Education Next Annual Poll: Trends Through 2020
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.
EdNext Poll - 2020
What American Families Experienced When Covid-19 Closed Their Schools
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
PDF: 2020 Complete Polling Results
PDF: 2020 Questions and wording data over time
PDF: 2020 COVID Shutdown Survey Tables: Parent Responses
PDF: 2020 COVID Shutdown Survey Tables: Teacher Responses
PDF: Survey 2020 COVID-19 Fall Reopening: Parent Experiences and Opinions
PDF: Survey 2020 COVID-19 Fall Reopening: Student Experiences as Reported by Parents
PDF: Survey 2020 COVID-19 Fall Reopening: Teacher Experiences and Opinions
2019 Poll
Charter Schools
Public Support Grows for Higher Teacher Pay and Expanded School Choice
Results from the 2019 Education Next Poll
EdNext Poll - 2019
2019 EdNext Poll Interactive
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EdNext Poll - 2019
Education Next Annual Poll: Trends Through 2019
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2018 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2018
Public Support Climbs for Teacher Pay, School Expenditures, Charter Schools, and Universal Vouchers
Results from the 2018 EdNext Poll
EdNext Poll - 2018
2018 EdNext Poll Interactive
This graphic accompanies "Public Support Climbs for Teacher Pay, School Expenditures, Charter Schools, and...
EdNext Poll - 2018
Education Next Annual Poll: Trends Through 2018
This graphic accompanies "Public Support Climbs for Teacher Pay, School Expenditures, Charter Schools, and...
PDF: Full results
2017 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2017
The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform
Public thinking on school choice, Common Core, higher ed, and more
EdNext Poll - 2017
2017 EdNext Poll Interactive
This graphic accompanies "The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform" by Martin R. West,...
EdNext Poll - 2017
Education Next Annual Poll: 11-Year Trends
This graphic accompanies "The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform" by Martin R. West,...
PDF: Full results
2016 Poll
Common Core
Ten-year Trends in Public Opinion From the EdNext Poll
Common Core and vouchers down, but many other reforms still popular
EdNext Poll - 2016
2016 EdNext Poll Interactive
This graphic accompanies "Ten-Year Trends in Public Opinion" by Paul E. Peterson, Michael B....
EdNext Poll - 2016
Ednext Poll Interactive Ten Year Trends Public Opinion
This graphic accompanies "Ten-Year Trends in Public Opinion" by Paul E. Peterson, Michael B....
PDF: Full results
2015 Poll
Common Core
The 2015 EdNext Poll on School Reform
Public thinking on testing, opt out, common core, unions, and more
PDF: Full results
2014 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2014
No Common Opinion on the Common Core
Also teacher grades, school choices, and other findings from the 2014 EdNext poll. Full results also available at educationnext.org/edfacts
PDF: Full results
2013 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2013
The 2013 Education Next Survey
Americans React to Common Core and Other Education Policies
EdNext Poll - 2013
Information Fuels Support for School Reform
Facts about local district performance alter public thinking
PDF: Full results
PDF: Experimental results
2012 Poll
Character Education
Reform Agenda Gains Strength
The 2012 EdNext-PEPG survey finds Hispanics give schools a higher grade than others do
PDF: Full results
2011 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2011
The Public Weighs In on School Reform
Intense controversies do not alter public thinking, but teachers differ more sharply than ever
PDF: Full results
2010 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2010
Meeting of the Minds
The 2010 EdNext-PEPG Survey shows that, on many education reform issues, Democrats and Republicans hardly disagree
PDF: Full results
2009 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2009
The Persuadable Public
The 2009 Education Next-PEPG Survey asks if information changes minds about school reform.
PDF: Full results
2008 Poll
EdNext Poll - 2008
The 2008 Education Next-PEPG Survey of Public Opinion
Americans think less of their schools than of their police departments and post offices
Charter Schools
Educating the Public
How information affects Americans' support for school spending and charter schools
PDF: Full results
2007 Poll
PDF: Full results
All Years
PDF: All results, 2007-19
