{"id":38677,"date":"2023-04-04T09:56:17","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:56:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T03:55:11","slug":"school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/","title":{"rendered":"School District Mission Statements Highlight a Partisan Divide Over Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in K-12 Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-33494\" alt=\"Hansen Elementary School in Anaheim, CA began classes on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. (Photo by Paul Bersebach\/MediaNews Group\/Orange County Register via Getty Images)\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/03\/PL_23.03.30_SchoolDIstrictMissionEdits_header.jpg\" style=\"object-position:53% 66%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"53% 66%\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 id=\"school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-h-1-font-size\">School District Mission Statements Highlight a Partisan Divide Over Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in K-12 Education<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-bylines-display has-small-label-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-prc-block-bylines-display-is-layout-7b1574cb wp-block-prc-block-bylines-display-is-layout-flex\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-bylines-display__bylines\"><span class=\"wp-block-prc-block-bylines-display__prefix\">By<\/span> <a rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/meltem-odabas\/\" aria-label=\"View author archive for Meltem Odaba\u015f\">Meltem Odaba\u015f<\/a> <span class=\"prc-platform-staff-bylines__and-separator\">and<\/span> <a rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/staff\/carolina-aragao\/\" aria-label=\"View author archive for Carolina Arag\u00e3o\">Carolina Arag\u00e3o<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group essay--toolbar is-style-640-wide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5ef71e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date has-small-label-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2023-04-04T09:56:17-04:00\">April 4, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links 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class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table-of-contents__list-item\" data-wp-class--is-active=\"state.isActive\" data-wp-watch--for-current-section=\"callbacks.watchForCurrentSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<a data-wp-bind--href=\"context.section.url\" data-wp-text=\"context.section.label\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.scrollSmoothly\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/template>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li data-wp-each-child=\"prc-block\/table-of-contents::context.items\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table-of-contents__list-item\" data-wp-class--is-active=\"state.isActive\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-mission-statements-methodology\/\" data-wp-bind--href=\"context.chapter.url\" data-wp-text=\"context.chapter.label\">Methodology<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table-of-contents__list sections\" data-wp-hidden=\"callbacks.hasSections\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<template data-wp-each--section=\"context.chapter.sections\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"wp-block-prc-block-table-of-contents__list-item\" data-wp-class--is-active=\"state.isActive\" data-wp-watch--for-current-section=\"callbacks.watchForCurrentSection\">\n\t\t\t\t<a data-wp-bind--href=\"context.section.url\" data-wp-text=\"context.section.label\" data-wp-on--click=\"callbacks.scrollSmoothly\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/template>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ol><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, K-12 education has emerged as a political flash point in American society. Lawmakers in numerous states have proposed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2022\/10\/18\/education-laws-culture-war\/\">laws that limit what educators can say<\/a> in the classroom about topics like race or gender identity \u2013 even as other states have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2023\/02\/13\/black-history-red-states-blue-states-teaching-lessons\/\">mandated greater emphasis<\/a> on these topics. And a recent Pew Research Center survey found widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2022\/10\/26\/parents-differ-sharply-by-party-over-what-their-k-12-children-should-learn-in-school\/\">partisan divisions<\/a> in the topics that parents of K-12 students across the country believe are appropriate for children to learn about in school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A new content analysis by the Center of 1,314 mission statements from public school districts across the country finds these same themes playing out in how school districts themselves describe their mission in educating students.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"border-width:1px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);--block-gap: inherit\" class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible has-background has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-border-color has-ui-beige-dark-border-color\" id=\"how-we-did-this\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/collapsible&quot;}\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;collapsibleId&quot;:&quot;how-we-did-this&quot;,&quot;isOpen&quot;:false}\" data-wp-class--is-open=\"context.isOpen\" data-wp-init--scroll-into-view=\"callbacks.onInitScrollIntoView\"><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__title\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"><div>How we did this<\/div><button class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__icon\"><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"context.isOpen\"><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-plus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-plus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><span data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!context.isOpen\" hidden><i class=\"icon icon-library__light icon__circle-minus\"><svg style=\"width: 1em; height: 1em;\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/plugins\/prc-icon-library\/build\/icons\/sprites\/light.svg#circle-minus\"><\/use><\/svg><\/i><\/span><\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-prc-block-collapsible__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unifyhighschool.org\/school-district-mission-statement\/#:~:text=The%20elements%20every%20school%20district,community%20that%20makes%20it%20unique\">School district mission statements<\/a> form the core operating principles of educational institutions across the United States. These documents provide a set of unifying goals for the different schools operating under the same district administration. They seek to give clarity to the district\u2019s beliefs and values, as well as the steps they are taking to uphold their broader educational vision. As such, they provide a valuable tool for examining how school districts across the country view their own role and approach to educating and caring for the students they serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For this content analysis, researchers from the Center first assembled a representative sample of 1,500 regular public school districts from a comprehensive list maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics. Then, they found the website for each school district and searched the site for any documents that \u201cdefine and reflect the district\u2019s role in education and its prioritized goals for educating students.\u201d This process identified 1,314 mission statements for which sufficient information about the district itself could be found to facilitate the analysis. These 1,314 documents make up the basis of this study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two researchers were assigned to code the collected mission statement texts based on whether or not they mentioned certain broad topics of interest (such as the strength of their academic programs or a safe and healthy environment for students). This analysis also used <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/pew-research-center-decoded\/analyzing-text-for-distinctive-terms-using-pointwise-mutual-information-d4c178fa69f2\">pointwise mutual information<\/a> to identify distinctive terms related to these topics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more on how this study was conducted, read the full <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/04\/04\/school-mission-statements-methodology\/\">Methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These mission statements present a wide range of educational commitments and priorities. They most commonly emphasize preparing students for their futures after graduation: 80% of all mission statements mention this issue, which might include goals such as college and job readiness, developing lifelong learners and creating productive citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/dl_2023-03-30_school-mission_0-01a-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47070\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e8e2da\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"696\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-01a.png?resize=480,539 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-01a.png?resize=620,696 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-01a.png\" alt=\"A chart showing Future readiness and safety and health are most commonly mentioned issues in U.S. school district mission statements\" class=\"wp-image-47070 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e8e2da; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around two-thirds of mission statements (64%) mention the importance of providing a safe, nurturing and healthy environment for students. Just over half (54%) mention the need for parent and community involvement in the districts\u2019 educational efforts. Somewhat smaller shares focus on the academic programs the district offers (47%) or the importance of developing academic skills such as problem-solving or analytical and critical thinking (38%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other topics are far rarer. Just 12% of these documents refer to providing a student-centered education. And although parents cited mental health as a top concern in a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2023\/01\/24\/parenting-in-america-today\/\">recent survey<\/a>, just 4% of mission statements explicitly mention improving the mental health of students as a core educational function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, 34% of school districts highlight the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in their mission statements. This is much lower than the share of districts that mention topics like future readiness or providing a safe and healthy environment. But in contrast to these subjects, there is much more variation across the country in whether school districts mention issues related to diversity and equity in their mission statements at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/dl_2023-03-30_school-mission_0-02a-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47066\"><img data-dominant-color=\"edecec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"986\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-02a.png?resize=480,563 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-02a.png?resize=782,918 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-02a.png?resize=840,986 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-02a.png\" alt=\"A chart showing School district mission statements in Democratic and Republican areas mention largely comparable issues \u2013 with diversity, equity and inclusion a major exception\" class=\"wp-image-47066 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #edecec; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider, for instance, the mission statements of schools in Republican or Democratic districts \u2013 where the majority of residents voted for Donald Trump or Joe Biden, respectively, in the 2020 presidential election. Similar shares of districts in each group mention topics like the future readiness of their students, providing a safe and healthy educational environment, or including parents and the community in their educational efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By contrast, a 56% majority of districts in Democratic-voting areas mention their diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in their mission statements. That is true of just 26% of districts in Republican-voting areas, a difference of 30 percentage points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This trend \u2013 diversity, equity and inclusion standing apart from the relative consistency with which other topics are mentioned \u2013 also holds true across other demographic traits of school districts. Most notably, urban and suburban school districts are at least twice as likely as those in rural areas to mention this issue. (Nine-in-ten rural districts in this analysis are located in areas that voted Republican in the 2020 general election, compared with 41% of suburban and 31% of urban districts.) Diversity-related topics are also more common in school district mission statements from areas with relatively high median incomes, as well as areas with a lower proportion of White residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/dl_2023-03-30_school-mission_0-03a-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47062\"><img data-dominant-color=\"ede7df\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"1324\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-03a.png?resize=480,1025 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-03a.png?resize=620,1324 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-03a.png\" alt=\"A chart showing Modest shares of rural and Republican school districts mention diversity, equity and inclusion in mission statements\" class=\"wp-image-47062 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ede7df; width:310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"how-language-varies-across-school-district-mission-statements-a-closer-look\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">How language varies across school district mission statements: A closer look<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School mission statements vary widely in their length, content and complexity. The median document in this collection is 125 words in length. But the shortest is just five words and the longest is 1,691 words. Districts in non-rural areas tend to be more verbose in describing their missions. The median rural school district mission statement is 102 words long, but the median statements from urban and suburban districts use 189 and 172 words, respectively. And the median mission statement for school districts in Democratic-voting areas is also longer than the median district in Republican-voting ones (158 vs. 112 words).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to categorizing the broad topical issues that are mentioned in school district mission statements, researchers from the Center examined the textual content of these statements. These findings offer nuance for how school districts across the country describe their mission in their own words. To conduct this analysis, the Center identified terms that are distinctive to each of the broader topical categories \u2013 that is, terms that are common in mission statements mentioning a particular topic (such as students\u2019 future readiness or school safety) but relatively rare in those that do not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/pl_23-03-30_schooldistrictmissionedits_language-jpg\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47090\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/PL_23.03.30_SchoolDIstrictMissionEdits_language.jpg\" alt=\"History teacher Philip E. Jackson speaks to a group of his students as he teaches the history of slavery to his eighth graders at Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr., Middle School on February 27, 2019 in Germantown, Md. (Photo by Ricky Carioti\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">History teacher Philip E. Jackson talks to eighth-graders about the history of slavery at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Germantown, Maryland, in February 2019. (Ricky Carioti\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-school-districts-discuss-diversity-diversity-and-culture-mentioned-more-often-than-equity-and-inclusion&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-school-districts-discuss-diversity-diversity-and-culture-mentioned-more-often-than-equity-and-inclusion\">How school districts discuss diversity: \u2018Diversity\u2019 and \u2018culture\u2019 mentioned more often than \u2018equity\u2019 and \u2018inclusion\u2019<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of the most distinctive terms used to discuss diversity, equity and inclusion are \u201cculture\u201d and \u201cdiversity\u201d \u2013 each of which is mentioned in around a quarter of all mission statements \u2013 along with \u201cequity\u201d and \u201cinclusion,\u201d each used in roughly one-in-ten mission statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/dl_2023-03-30_school-mission_0-04a-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47059\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f0efef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"766\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-04a.png?resize=480,287 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-04a.png?resize=782,468 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-04a.png?resize=960,575 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-04a.png?resize=1200,718 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-04a.png?resize=1280,766 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-04a.png\" alt=\"A chart showing School districts in rural and Republican-voting areas are less likely to mention diversity-related terms in their mission statements\" class=\"wp-image-47059 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f0efef; width:640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comparatively modest shares of school district mission statements from rural and Republican-voting areas mention each of these four terms, in part because districts in these areas are less likely to mention the broad topic of diversity in general. At the same time, school districts in these areas are also less likely to use some of these terms <em>even when discussing the issue of diversity<\/em> in a general sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/dl_2023-03-30_school-mission_0-05b-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47053\"><img data-dominant-color=\"eeedec\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"774\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-05b.png?resize=480,290 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-05b.png?resize=782,473 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-05b.png?resize=960,581 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-05b.png?resize=1200,726 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-05b.png?resize=1280,774 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-05b.png\" alt=\"A chart showing Even when discussing diversity as a topic, school district mission statements in Republican-leaning areas are less likely to use terms like \u2018equity\u2019 or \u2018inclusion\u2019\" class=\"wp-image-47053 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eeedec; width:640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Direct mentions of race or origin are much less common: Only 3% of all mission statements use terms like \u201crace\u201d or variations on \u201cclosing [the achievement] gap,\u201d and fewer than 1% of the documents mention \u201cnationality.\u201d However, the phrase \u201cclosing [the achievement] gap\u201d is somewhat more common in school districts with a below-median share of White residents: 5% reference this term, compared with fewer than 1% of mission statements from districts with a larger share of White residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the subset of mission statements that mention diversity-related issues, comparable shares of school districts located in Democratic- and Republican-voting areas use terms like \u201cdiversity.\u201d But those from Democratic-voting areas are more likely to mention terms like \u201cequity\u201d (51% vs. 25%), \u201cinclusivity\u201d (33% vs. 20%) and \u201cclosing [the achievement] gap\u201d (11% vs. 3%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-51403441 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-left:2rem\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;[S]tudents will become contributing citizens in a global society while respecting individual differences.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Rural school district in a Republican-voting area<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The school staff will assist students in gaining mastery of the fundamental tools for learning so that the student will apply these skills to \u2026 develop respect for people of all races and nationalities, and cultivate an attitude which will enable the student to reconcile individual interests with the common good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Rural school district in a Republican-voting area<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Recognizing the value of diversity and being inclusive of differing cultures make our community strong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Urban school district in a Republican-voting area<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;school-districts-from-republican-voting-areas-less-likely-to-mention-social-and-emotional-learning-terms-in-mission-statements&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"school-districts-from-republican-voting-areas-less-likely-to-mention-social-and-emotional-learning-terms-in-mission-statements\">School districts from Republican-voting areas less likely to mention social and emotional learning terms in mission statements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to using diversity-related language in different ways, larger shares of school districts in Democratic-leaning areas than in GOP-leaning ones incorporate the language of social-emotional learning into their mission statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Social-emotional learning is an educational paradigm that stresses self-awareness, self-control and interpersonal skills as prerequisites for educational success. The concept has recently received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2022\/03\/28\/social-emotional-learning-critical-race-theory\/\">extensive criticism<\/a> from conservative groups, although a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2022\/10\/26\/parents-differ-sharply-by-party-over-what-their-k-12-children-should-learn-in-school\/#h-most-parents-see-value-in-their-children-learning-social-and-emotional-skills-at-school\">Pew Research Center survey<\/a> shows that majorities of Democratic and Republican K-12 parents say it is very or extremely important to them that their children learn social and emotional skills at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/dl_2023-03-30_school-mission_0-09-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47190\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f1f0f0\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"1004\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-09.png?resize=480,574 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-09.png?resize=782,935 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-09.png?resize=840,1004 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-09.png\" alt=\"A chart showing School district mission statements in areas that voted Democratic mention social and emotional skills more\" class=\"wp-image-47190 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f1f0f0; width:420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among all statements analyzed, around one-in-three school districts in Democratic-voting areas (34%) and 25% of those in Republican-voting districts use the term \u201csocial.\u201d And larger shares of school districts in Democratic-voting areas use terms like \u201ccritical thinking\u201d (28% vs. 16%) and \u201ccreativity\u201d (25% vs. 14%). At the same time, nearly identical shares of each type of district use terms like \u201cphysical,\u201d \u201cintellectual\u201d or \u201cconfidence.\u201d Some of these terms (such as \u201ccritical thinking\u201d or \u201ccreativity\u201d) are also used more often in areas with a lower than median share of White residents, although these differences tend to be relatively modest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-51403441 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:2rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:2rem;padding-left:2rem\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default has-small-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Social, physical, emotional and cognitive developments are recognized as factors which influence student learning.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Rural school district in a Republican-voting area<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs. Students need to develop a deep understanding of essential knowledge and skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Urban school district in a Democratic-voting area<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Mission: Inspiring a love of learning in all students so they develop as critical thinkers and innovative creators who contribute to the world with integrity and purpose beyond themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Suburban school district in a Democratic-voting area<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;future-readiness-raising-global-citizens-preparing-students-for-career-or-college&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"future-readiness-raising-global-citizens-preparing-students-for-career-or-college\">Future readiness: Raising \u2018global\u2019 citizens, preparing students for career or college<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">School districts across the country use a variety of distinctive terms to emphasize the rigor of their academic programs. For instance, 24% of all mission statements use the term \u201ccurriculum,\u201d with no significant variation across school districts based on vote shares in their areas, or whether they are urban, suburban or rural districts. Another distinctive term related to academic rigor \u2013 \u201cacademic excellence\u201d \u2013 is used relatively rarely but fairly consistently across district types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/dl_2023-03-30_school-mission_0-07-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47208\"><img data-dominant-color=\"f2f2f1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"878\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-07.png?resize=480,329 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-07.png?resize=782,536 782w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-07.png?resize=960,659 960w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-07.png?resize=1200,823 1200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-07.png?resize=1280,878 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/DL_2023.03.30_school-mission_0-07.png\" alt=\"A chart showing Urban school districts more likely than others to mention students\u2019 college and career readiness \" class=\"wp-image-47208 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f2f2f1; width:640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other concepts related to individual student development vary more in usage. Terms like \u201ccitizen[ship],\u201d \u201clifelong [learning],\u201d \u201csociety,\u201d \u201ccareer,\u201d \u201cglobal\u201d and \u201ccollege\u201d are among the most distinctive terms that deal with raising future-ready students. By and large, the mission statements of school districts in Democratic- and Republican-voting areas use these terms to describe the future readiness of their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But a key difference is in the term \u201cglobal.\u201d Some 31% of school district mission statements from Democratic-voting areas \u2013 but just 14% of those from GOP-voting districts \u2013 use this term, often in the context of students\u2019 integration into global society. The word \u201cglobal\u201d is also more prevalent in mission statements of suburban school districts: One-third use the term, compared with a quarter of urban and 12% of rural districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, terms like \u201ccollege\u201d and \u201ccareer\u201d are especially common in the mission statements of urban districts. \u201cCareer\u201d is used in 36% of urban school district mission statements, nearly double the share among rural districts (19%). \u201cCollege\u201d also appears in a larger share of urban school district mission statements (30%) than in suburban (18%) or rural (15%) areas. By contrast, a slightly smaller share of urban districts (26%) mention the concept of \u201clifelong\u201d learning compared with those in suburban (40%) or rural (34%) areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/data-labs\/2023\/04\/04\/school-district-mission-statements-highlight-a-partisan-divide-over-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-k-12-education\/pl_23-03-30_schooldistrictmissionedits_diversity-jpg\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47073\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/03\/PL_23.03.30_SchoolDIstrictMissionEdits_diversity.jpg\" alt=\"Students, parents and others hold signs outside the Loudoun County school board meeting October 26, 2021 in Ashburn, VA. Loudoun County schools have been roiled with controversy and this is the first meeting after two in-school sexual assaults by the same student. (Photo by Katherine Frey\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)\" style=\"width:640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Students, parents and others hold signs outside the Loudoun County School Board meeting in Ashburn, Virginia, in October 2021. (Katherine Frey\/The Washington Post via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;safe-and-healthy-schools-parent-and-community-involvement-how-school-districts-discuss-the-schooling-environment&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"safe-and-healthy-schools-parent-and-community-involvement-how-school-districts-discuss-the-schooling-environment\">Safe and healthy schools, parent and community involvement: How school districts discuss the schooling environment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The safety and health of the educational environment is the second-most frequently mentioned topic in school district mission statements, and half of all districts use the term \u201csafe\u201d in describing their mission. 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For instance, the term \u201csupport\u201d is used in half of both urban and suburban school district mission statements (50%), compared with 34% of those in rural areas. Similarly, \u201ctrust\u201d appears in 17% and 13% of mission statements from urban and suburban school districts, respectively, versus 8% of those in rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parent and community involvement in the educational process is another relatively common topic, mentioned in more than half of school district mission statements overall. And the distinctive terms \u201cfamily\u201d and \u201cparent\u201d each appear in more than a quarter of all mission statements. A larger share of school districts in Democratic areas use the term \u201cfamily\u201d relative to those in Republican areas (35% vs. 25%). 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