Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup released their annual poll of Americans on education issues on Sunday. This year included phone interviews with 1,000 adults and Internet surveys with 3,499 adults.
Some highlights:
- 54 percent of respondents are against teachers using the Common Core with only 24% approving the standards. The results among public school parents doesn’t change much, only 25% of parents support Common Core with 54% disapproving.
- 35 percent of blacks are against Common Core with 41% being in favor.
- 50 percent of Hispanics are against Common Core with only 29% being in favor.
- Across party lines more people oppose Common Core than favor it. 69% of Republicans opposed Common Core with 14% approving. 38% of Democrats oppose Common Core with 35% approving. 50% of independents oppose Common Core with 23% in favor.
- 64% said there was too much of an emphasis on standardized testing.
- 44% said parents shouldn’t be allowed to opt their children out with 41% saying they should. Looking at just public school parents however 47% said they should be allowed to opt their children out of assessments. 40% of public school respondents said no.
- 55% of parents said they wouldn’t opt their children out of assessments, but 31% said they would excuse their student.
- Only 14% of Americans believe that standardized testing is “very important” for measuring their school’s effectiveness.
- http://truthinamericaneducation.com/common-core-assessments/only-one-in-four-public-school-parents-approve-of-common-core/
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