{"id":38190,"date":"2024-04-04T09:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T14:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education\/"},"modified":"2024-04-13T23:48:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T04:48:38","slug":"teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education\/","title":{"rendered":"6. Teachers\u2019 views on the state of public K-12 education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, teachers have a negative view of the U.S. K-12 education system \u2013 both the path it\u2019s been on in recent years and what its future might hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vast majority of teachers (82%) say that the overall state of public K-12 education has gotten worse in the last five years. Only 5% say it\u2019s gotten better, and 11% say it has gotten neither better nor worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46440\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_06_01-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e9e6d6\" 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_06_01.png?resize=480,453 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_01.png?resize=782,737 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_01.png?resize=840,792 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"603\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_01.png?w=640\" alt=\"Pie charts showing that most teachers say public K-12 education has gotten worse over the past 5 years.\" class=\"wp-image-46440 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e9e6d6; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking to the future, 53% of teachers expect the state of public K-12 education to be worse five years from now. One-in-five say it will get better, and 16% expect it to be neither better nor worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We asked teachers who say the state of public K-12 education is worse now than it was five years ago how much each of the following has contributed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The current political climate (60% of teachers say this is a <em>major reason<\/em> that the state of K-12 education has gotten worse)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic (57%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changes in the availability of funding and resources (46%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elementary school teachers are especially likely to point to resource issues \u2013 54% say changes in the availability of funding and resources is a major reason the K-12 education system is worse now. By comparison, 41% of middle school and 39% of high school teachers say the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"differences-by-party\">Differences by party<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46443\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_06_02-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"efefef\" 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_06_02.png?resize=480,475 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_02.png?resize=782,775 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_02.png?resize=840,832 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"634\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_02.png?w=640\" alt=\"A dot plot showing that, among teachers, Democrats are more likely than Republicans to say the current political climate is a major reason K-12 education has gotten worse.\" class=\"wp-image-46443 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #efefef; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, teachers who are Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are as likely as Republican and Republican-leaning teachers to say that the state of public K-12 education is worse than it was five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Democratic teachers are more likely than Republican teachers to point to the current political climate (65% vs. 54%) and changes in the availability of funding and resources (50% vs. 40%) as major reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic and Republican teachers are equally likely to say that lasting effects of the pandemic are a major reason that the public K-12 education is worse than it was five years ago (57% each).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;k-12-education-and-political-parties&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"k-12-education-and-political-parties\">K-12 education and political parties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46448\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_06_03-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e6e5e5\" 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_06_03.png?resize=480,571 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_03.png?resize=782,931 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_03.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_06_03.png?w=640\" alt=\"A diverging bar chart showing that about a third or more of teachers trust neither party to do a better job on a range of educational issues.\" class=\"wp-image-46448 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e6e5e5; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We asked teachers which political party they trust to do a better job on various aspects of public K-12 education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across each of the issues we asked about, roughly a third or more of teachers say they don\u2019t trust <em>either<\/em> party to do a better job. In particular, a sizable share (42%) trust neither party when it comes to shaping the school curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On balance, more teachers say they trust the Democratic Party to do a better job handling the things we asked about than say they trust the Republican Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a third of teachers say they trust the Democratic Party to do a better job in ensuring adequate funding for schools, adequate pay and benefits for teachers, and equal access to high quality K-12 education for students. Only about one-in-ten teachers say they trust the Republican Party to do a better job in these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A quarter of teachers say they trust the Democratic Party to do a better job in shaping the school curriculum and making schools safer; 11% and 16% of teachers, respectively, say they trust the Republican Party in these areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Across all the items we asked about, shares ranging from 15% to 17% say they are not sure which party they trust more, and shares ranging from 4% to 7% say they trust both parties equally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of public K-12 teachers (58%) identify with or lean toward the Democratic Party. About a third (35%) identify with or lean toward the GOP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"differences-by-party-0\">Differences by party<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-640-wide is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-46453\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education\/st_24-04-04_teacher-survey_06_04-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e5e4\" 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_06_04.png?resize=480,688 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_04.png?resize=782,1121 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_04.png?resize=840,1204 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"917\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/03\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_06_04.png?w=640\" alt=\"A bar chart showing that Republican teachers more likely to say they trust neither political party to handle many aspects of K-12 education.\" class=\"wp-image-46453 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e5e4; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For each aspect of the education system we asked about, both Democratic and Republican teachers are more likely to say they trust <em>their own party<\/em> to do a better job than to say they trust the other party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, across most of these areas, Republican teachers are more likely to say they trust <em>neither<\/em> party than to say they trust their own party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, about four-in-ten Republican teachers say they trust <em>neither<\/em> party when it comes to ensuring adequate funding for schools and equal access to high quality K-12 education for students. Only about a quarter of Republican teachers say they trust their own party on these issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The noteworthy exception is making schools safer, where similar shares of Republican teachers trust <em>their own party<\/em> (41%) and neither party (35%) to do a better job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>82% of public K-12 teachers say the overall state of public K-12 education has gotten worse in recent years; many say politics is a major reason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":658,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sub_headline":"","sub_title":"","_crdt_document":"","_prc_public_revisions":[],"_ppp_expiration_hours":0,"_ppp_enabled":false,"ai_generated_summary":"","relatedPosts":[],"reportMaterials":[],"multiSectionReport":[],"package_parts__enabled":false,"package_parts":[],"_prc_fork_parent":0,"_prc_fork_status":"","_prc_active_fork":0,"datacite_doi":"","datacite_doi_citation":"","_prc_seo_qr_attachment_id":0,"spoken_article_player_enabled":true,"bylines":[],"acknowledgements":[],"displayBylines":true,"footnotes":"","prc_watchers":[]},"categories":[],"tags":[],"bylines":[],"collection":[],"datasets":[],"level_of_effort":[],"primary_audience":[],"information_type":[],"_post_visibility":[],"formats":[458],"_fund_pool":[],"languages":[],"regions-countries":[],"research-teams":[519],"workflow-status":[],"class_list":["post-38190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","formats-report","research-teams-social-trends"],"label":false,"post_parent":38147,"word_count":690,"canonical_url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2024\/04\/04\/teachers-views-on-the-state-of-public-k-12-education\/","art_direction":{"A1":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=564&h=317&crop=1","width":564,"height":317,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A2":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A3":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=194&h=110&crop=1","width":194,"height":110,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"A4":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=268&h=151&crop=1","width":268,"height":151,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"XL":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=720&h=405&crop=1","width":720,"height":405,"caption":"","chartArt":false},"social":{"id":46606,"rawUrl":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png","url":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/ST_24.04.04_teacher-survey_feature.png?w=1200&h=628&crop=1","width":1200,"height":628,"caption":"","chartArt":false}},"_embeds":[],"watchers":[],"table_of_contents":[{"id":38147,"title":"What\u2019s 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. 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