42nd Annual PDK/Gallup Poll Shows Slippage in Americans’ Support of Obama’s Education Agenda
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Despite high levels of agreement with the administration’s agenda shown in two previous PDK/Gallup annual polls, Americans are now less supportive of President Barack Obama’s education agenda, according to the 2010 annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools. While the public favors Obama’s support of charter schools and efforts to make a college education available to everyone, only 34 percent would give him an A or B letter grade with regard to his performance in support of public schools—down from 45 percent last year. They also strongly oppose some of the proposed education reform measures, particularly those under which teachers and principals are fired.
When the poll, which is conducted annually by Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK) in conjunction with Gallup, asked Americans about underperforming schools, the public favored keeping a poorly performing school in the community open with existing teachers and principals, while providing comprehensive outside support.
Despite high levels of agreement with the administration’s agenda shown in two previous PDK/Gallup annual polls, Americans are now less supportive of President Barack Obama’s education agenda, according to the 2010 annual PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools. While the public favors Obama’s support of charter schools and efforts to make a college education available to everyone, only 34 percent would give him an A or B letter grade with regard to his performance in support of public schools—down from 45 percent last year. They also strongly oppose some of the proposed education reform measures, particularly those under which teachers and principals are fired.
When the poll, which is conducted annually by Phi Delta Kappa International (PDK) in conjunction with Gallup, asked Americans about underperforming schools, the public favored keeping a poorly performing school in the community open with existing teachers and principals, while providing comprehensive outside support.