Education Next Survey of Public Opinion

2022 Survey

Parents protest at a meeting of the Loudoun County School Board in Ashburn, Virginia.

Parental Anxieties over Student Learning Dissipate as Schools Relax Anti-Covid Measures

But parent reports indicate some shift away from district schools to private, charter, and homeschooling alternatives

Results from the 2022 Education Next Survey

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Education Next Survey of Public Opinion: Trends Through 2022

This graphic accompanies “Hunger for Stability Quells Appetite for Change: Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion,” by Michael B. Henderson, David Houston, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West.

2021 Survey

Results from the 2021 Education Next Poll

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Education Next Annual Poll: Trends Through 2021

This graphic accompanies “Hunger for Stability Quells Appetite for Change: Results of the 2021 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion,” by Michael B. Henderson, David Houston, Paul E. Peterson, and Martin R. West.

2020 Survey

Results from the 2020 Education Next Poll

This graphic accompanies "Amid Pandemic, Support Soars for Online Learning, Parent Poll Shows: Results from the 2020 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion."

Education Next Annual Poll: Trends Through 2020

This graphic accompanies "Amid Pandemic, Support Soars for Online Learning, Parent Poll Shows: Results from the 2020 Education Next Survey of Public Opinion," by Michael B. Henderson, David Houston, Paul E. Peterson, M. Danish Shakeel, and Martin R. West.

What American Families Experienced When Covid-19 Closed Their Schools

Parents report little contact with teachers and less student learning, but also broad satisfaction; charter and private schools provide more opportunities for student-teacher interaction

2019 Survey

2019 EdNext Poll Interactive

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Education Next Annual Poll: Trends Through 2019

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2018 Survey

2018 EdNext Poll Interactive

        This graphic accompanies "Public Support Climbs for Teacher Pay, School Expenditures, Charter Schools, and...

Education Next Annual Poll: Trends Through 2018

This graphic accompanies "Public Support Climbs for Teacher Pay, School Expenditures, Charter Schools, and...

2017 Survey

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform

Public thinking on school choice, Common Core, higher ed, and more

2017 EdNext Poll Interactive

This graphic accompanies "The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform" by Martin R. West,...

Education Next Annual Poll: 11-Year Trends

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2016 Survey

2016 EdNext Poll Interactive

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Ednext Poll Interactive Ten Year Trends Public Opinion

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2015 Survey

2014 Survey

No Common Opinion on the Common Core

Also teacher grades, school choices, and other findings from the 2014 EdNext poll. Full results also available at educationnext.org/edfacts

2013 Survey

The 2013 Education Next Survey

Americans React to Common Core and Other Education Policies

2012 Survey

Reform Agenda Gains Strength

The 2012 EdNext-PEPG survey finds Hispanics give schools a higher grade than others do

2011 Survey

The Public Weighs In on School Reform

Intense controversies do not alter public thinking, but teachers differ more sharply than ever

2010 Survey

Meeting of the Minds

The 2010 EdNext-PEPG Survey shows that, on many education reform issues, Democrats and Republicans hardly disagree

2009 Survey

The Persuadable Public

The 2009 Education Next-PEPG Survey asks if information changes minds about school reform.

2008 Survey

The 2008 Education Next-PEPG Survey of Public Opinion

Americans think less of their schools than of their police departments and post offices

Educating the Public

How information affects Americans' support for school spending and charter schools

2007 Survey

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