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Satisfaction with K-12 education drops to new low: Gallup

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Americans' satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S. has reached a new low, a newly released poll found. The Walton Family Foundation and Gallup survey published Monday reported that just 32 percent of respondents were either "somewhat" or "completely" satisfied with American prima…

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Americans' satisfaction with schools is at a low point, new Gallup poll shows (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Students in a first-grade class work on their writing skills at Welby Community School, a Mapleton Public School, on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, in Denver.

  2. Fortune

    American parents join their kids in hating school, with Gallup polling falling to record low (opens Fortune)

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    Just 32% of American adults say they are “completely” or “somewhat” satisfied with the U.S. school system, according to Gallup polling.

  3. American Greatness

    Gallup Poll: Satisfaction With American K-12 Schools Hits New Low Point (opens American Greatness)

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    Americans’ dissatisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S. has dropped to 32 percent, a new low in Gallup’s 27-year trend and down […] Source

  4. Fast Company

    How Americans are feeling about the quality of a U.S. education, according to this new Gallup poll (opens Fast Company)

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    Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs .

  5. The Columbian

    Poll finds Americans give schools low marks (opens The Columbian)

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    Americans’ satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the country has hit a low point, driven by a growing political divide and concerns that schools are not preparing children for college and future jobs.

  6. The Hill

    Satisfaction with K-12 education drops to new low: Gallup (opens The Hill)

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    Americans' satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S. has reached a new low, a newly released poll found. The Walton Family Foundation and Gallup survey published Monday reported that just 32 percent of respondents were either "somewhat" or "completely" satisfied with American prima…

  7. Deseret News

    Why are Americans giving the nation’s K-12 schools a ‘Needs Improvement’ grade? (opens Deseret News)

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    Americans have grown dissatisfied over the past several years with the nation’s colleges and universities. Now that same “meh” education feeling apparently extends to the nation’s K-12 schools. A national Gallup poll released Monday reveals that less than a third of Americans are satisfied with the …

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