U.S. public, private and charter schools in 5 charts
During the 2021-22 school year, 83% of the country’s public, private and charter school students in pre-K through 12th grade attended traditional public schools.
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During the 2021-22 school year, 83% of the country’s public, private and charter school students in pre-K through 12th grade attended traditional public schools.
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Most Americans say it is not important that the news they get comes from journalists who share their political views, age, gender or other traits.
High school teachers are more likely than elementary and middle school teachers to hold negative views about AI tools in education.
Half of Americans or more say they are extremely or very comfortable talking about their mental health with a close friend, an immediate family member or a mental health therapist.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
Just 28% of U.S. adults say America is the best in the world or above average in K-12 STEM education compared with other wealthy nations.
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
A majority of those who say it’s headed in the wrong direction say a major reason is that schools are not spending enough time on core academic subjects.
Many public K-12 teachers say people should know that teaching is hard job, and that teachers care about students and deserve respect.
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