{"id":38150,"date":"2024-04-04T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T14:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:48:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:48:44","slug":"problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"3. Problems students are facing at public K-12 schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We asked teachers about how students are doing at their school. Overall, many teachers hold negative views about students\u2019 academic performance and behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>48% say the academic performance of most students at their school is fair or poor;<\/strong> a third say it\u2019s good and only 17% say it\u2019s excellent or very good.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>49% say students\u2019 behavior at their school is fair or poor; <\/strong>35% say it\u2019s good and 13% rate it as excellent or very good.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers in elementary, middle and high schools give similar answers when asked about students\u2019 academic performance. But when it comes to students\u2019 behavior, elementary and middle school teachers are more likely than high school teachers to say it\u2019s fair or poor (51% and 54%, respectively, vs. 43%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46611\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_03_01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4e1c9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_01.png?resize=480,571 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_01.png?resize=782,931 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_01.png?resize=840,1000 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"762\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_01.png?w=640\" alt=\"A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that many teachers hold negative views about students\u2019 academic performance and behavior.\" class=\"wp-image-46611 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4e1c9; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers from high-poverty schools are more likely than those in medium- and low-poverty schools to say the academic performance and behavior of most students at their school are fair or poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The differences between high- and low-poverty schools are particularly striking. Most teachers from high-poverty schools say the academic performance (73%) and behavior (64%) of most students at their school are fair or poor. Much smaller shares of teachers from low-poverty schools say the same (27% for academic performance and 37% for behavior).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In turn, teachers from low-poverty schools are far more likely than those from high-poverty schools to say the academic performance and behavior of most students at their school are excellent or very good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;lasting-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lasting-impact-of-the-covid-19-pandemic\">Lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46615\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_03_02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dce7e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_02.png?resize=480,496 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_02.png?resize=782,808 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_02.png?resize=840,868 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"661\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_02.png?w=640\" alt=\"A horizontal stacked bar chart showing that most teachers say the pandemic has had a lasting negative impact on students\u2019 behavior, academic performance and emotional well-being.\" class=\"wp-image-46615 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dce7e4; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those who have been teaching for at least a year, about eight-in-ten teachers say the lasting impact of the pandemic on students\u2019 behavior, academic performance and emotional well-being has been very or somewhat negative. This includes about a third or more saying that the lasting impact has been <em>very<\/em> negative in each area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shares ranging from 11% to 15% of teachers say the pandemic has had no lasting impact on these aspects of students\u2019 lives, or that the impact has been neither positive nor negative. Only about 5% say that the pandemic has had a positive lasting impact on these things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A smaller majority of teachers (55%) say the pandemic has had a negative impact on the way parents interact with teachers, with 18% saying its lasting impact has been<em> very<\/em> negative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These results are mostly consistent across teachers of different grade levels and school poverty levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;major-problems-at-school&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"major-problems-at-school\">Major problems at school<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we asked teachers about a range of problems that may affect students who attend their school, the following issues top the list:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Poverty (53% say this is a major problem at their school)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chronic absenteeism \u2013 that is, students missing a substantial number of school days (49%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anxiety and depression (48%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One-in-five say bullying is a major problem among students at their school. Smaller shares of teachers point to drug use (14%), school fights (12%), alcohol use (4%) and gangs (3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"differences-by-school-level\">Differences by school level<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46620\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_03_03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dbe2db\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1036\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_03.png?resize=480,802 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_03.png?resize=620,1036 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_03.png?w=620\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that high school teachers more likely to say chronic absenteeism, anxiety and depression are major problems.\" class=\"wp-image-46620 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dbe2db; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar shares of teachers across grade levels say poverty is a major problem at their school, but other problems are more common in middle or high schools:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>61% of high school teachers say chronic absenteeism is a major problem at their school, compared with 43% of elementary school teachers and 46% of middle school teachers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>69% of high school teachers and 57% of middle school teachers say anxiety and depression are a major problem, compared with 29% of elementary school teachers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>34% of middle school teachers say bullying is a major problem, compared with 13% of elementary school teachers and 21% of high school teachers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not surprisingly, drug use, school fights, alcohol use and gangs are more likely to be viewed as major problems by secondary school teachers than by those teaching in elementary schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"differences-by-poverty-level\">Differences by poverty level<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46624\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_03_04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f3f4f3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_04.png?resize=480,681 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_04.png?resize=782,1110 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_04.png?resize=840,1192 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"908\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_04.png?w=640\" alt=\"A dot plot showing that majorities of teachers in medium- and high-poverty schools say chronic absenteeism is a major problem.\" class=\"wp-image-46624 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f3f4f3; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers\u2019 views on problems students face at their school also vary by school poverty level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majorities of teachers in high- and medium-poverty schools say chronic absenteeism is a major problem where they teach (66% and 58%, respectively). A much smaller share of teachers in low-poverty schools say this (34%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bullying, school fights and gangs are viewed as major problems by larger shares of teachers in high-poverty schools than in medium- and low-poverty schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to anxiety and depression, a slightly larger share of teachers in low-poverty schools (51%) than in high-poverty schools (44%) say these are a major problem among students where they teach. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;discipline-practices&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"discipline-practices\">Discipline practices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46629\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_03_05-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d8e3df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"820\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_05.png?resize=480,635 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_05.png?resize=620,820 620w\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_05.png?w=620\" alt=\"A pie chart showing that a majority of teachers say discipline practices at their school are mild.\" class=\"wp-image-46629 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d8e3df; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About two-thirds of teachers (66%) say that the current discipline practices at their school are very or somewhat mild \u2013 including 27% who say they\u2019re <em>very<\/em> mild. Only 2% say the discipline practices at their school are very or somewhat harsh, while 31% say they are neither harsh nor mild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We also asked teachers about the amount of influence different groups have when it comes to determining discipline practices at their school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>67% say teachers themselves don\u2019t have enough influence. Very few (2%) say teachers have too much influence, and 29% say their influence is about right.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46633\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_03_06-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eaebe5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_06.png?resize=480,421 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_06.png?resize=782,685 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_06.png?resize=840,736 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"561\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_03_06.png?w=640\" alt=\"A diverging bar chart showing that two-thirds of teachers say they don\u2019t have enough influence over discipline practices at their school.\" class=\"wp-image-46633 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaebe5; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>31% of teachers say school administrators don\u2019t have enough influence, 22% say they have too much, and 45% say their influence is about right.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On balance, teachers are more likely to say parents, their state government and the local school board have too much influence rather than not enough influence in determining discipline practices at their school. Still, substantial shares say these groups have about the right amount of influence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teachers from low- and medium-poverty schools (46% each) are more likely than those in high-poverty schools (36%) to say parents have <em>too much<\/em> influence over discipline practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In turn, teachers from high-poverty schools (34%) are more likely than those from low- and medium-poverty schools (17% and 18%, respectively) to say that parents <em>don\u2019t have enough<\/em> influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many public K-12 teachers say poverty, chronic absenteeism, and anxiety and depression are major problems where they teach. 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It Like To Be a Teacher in America Today?","slug":"whats-it-like-to-be-a-teacher-in-america-today","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-teacher-in-america-today\/","is_active":false},{"id":38158,"title":"1. Teachers\u2019 job satisfaction","slug":"teachers-job-satisfaction","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-job-satisfaction\/","is_active":false},{"id":38153,"title":"2. How teachers manage their workload","slug":"how-teachers-manage-their-workload","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/how-teachers-manage-their-workload\/","is_active":false},{"id":38150,"title":"3. Problems students are facing at public K-12 schools","slug":"problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/problems-students-are-facing-at-public-k-12-schools\/","is_active":true},{"id":38165,"title":"4. Challenges in the classroom","slug":"challenges-in-the-classroom","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/challenges-in-the-classroom\/","is_active":false},{"id":38181,"title":"5. 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