K-12
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Ahead of Teacher Appreciation Week, few teachers say they have received recent praise and recognition -- a problem that persists but can be fixed.
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A Gallup and Walton Family Foundation survey shows that Gen Z males in the U.S. express higher STEM interest than females, revealing key gender gaps.
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A Gallup and Learning Heroes study shows that U.S. parents rely on grades to gauge their kids' success, but tests show racial gaps in actual performance.
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Almost nine in 10 parents believe their child is at or above grade level, but other academic measures tell a different story.
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Black adults are more likely than adults of other racial backgrounds to consider providing foster care, but they have less trust in the foster care system overall.
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New research suggests that household income may play a part in young people's access to career role models, underscoring the impact of inequality.
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Americans' satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S. has fallen to match the lowest point on record, but parents of K-12 students are largely satisfied with the quality of their child's education.
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Thirty-eight percent of U.S. parents of K-12 children fear for their child's physical safety at school. While down slightly from last year, the reading still ranks among the highest in the past two decades.
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The new Gallup and Walton Family Foundation-State of American Youth Survey sheds light on how students in grades 5-12 would evaluate different aspects of their schools.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Americans' support for COVID-19 vaccine mandates ranges from 48% for elementary students to 54% for college students. Parents largely oppose them.
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The pandemic forced many children to use digital learning tools from home. Research shows the quality of those tools is related to learning outcomes.
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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.
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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.
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Over half of parents with children under 12 say they would get their child vaccinated against the coronavirus if such a vaccine were available.