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Despite reports of pandemic-era declines in test scores, parents of K-12 children remain just as satisfied with their children's quality of education as before.
Workers in K-12 education have higher levels of burnout than in any other industry. Addressing the issue is key to improving the quality of education.
Americans' satisfaction with the quality of the nation's K-12 education has fallen to 42%, the second-lowest on record, with Republicans entirely responsible for the recent decline.
The 44% of U.S. K-12 parents who fear for their children's safety at school is the highest in over 20 years, and 20% say their children worry about school safety.
Americans' support for COVID-19 vaccine mandates ranges from 48% for elementary students to 54% for college students. Parents largely oppose them.
The pandemic forced many children to use digital learning tools from home. Research shows the quality of those tools is related to learning outcomes.
A newly released Amazon Future Engineer/Gallup Student Study finds that role models for students are important to inspiring long-term interest in a computer science career.
More than three in five U.S. students in grades five through 12, 62%, are interested in learning computer science, however significantly fewer, 49%, have taken such a course at their school.
Over half of parents with children under 12 say they would get their child vaccinated against the coronavirus if such a vaccine were available.
Just under half of U.S. K-12 parents support universal masking in schools for both students and teachers. Significant proportions favor no masking at all.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans remain satisfied with the quality of their oldest child's education, although they are less satisfied than they were before the pandemic began.
Nearly three-quarters of Americans remain satisfied with the quality of their oldest child's education, although they are less satisfied than they were before the pandemic began.
Majorities of Americans support mask mandates for unvaccinated students, teachers and staff members, as well as vaccine mandates for middle and high school students. K-12 parents are less supportive.
Majorities of Americans favor requiring students to be vaccinated, ranging from 51% for middle school students to 61% for college students.
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Although demand for computer scientists remains high, women remain significantly underrepresented in the field. Early exposure to CS education is critical to improving the rate of girls who consider it as an academic and career path.
About eight in 10 parents of K-12 students in the U.S. support providing in-person school in their communities right now for elementary and secondary students.