Just 35% of Americans are satisfied with the overall quality of K-12 education in the United States, a Gallup survey released Tuesday shows — the lowest level on record. The figure represents an eight percentage-point drop from last year and edges below prior low points seen in 2000 and 2023.

Only about one-quarter of U.S. adults believe K-12 schools are moving in the right direction, per the same Aug. 1-20 poll by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. Even fewer rate schools as “excellent” or “good” when it comes to preparing students for the workforce, about 20%, or for college, about one-third.

Parents of current K-12 students are more optimistic about their own child’s education. Roughly 74% say they are at least somewhat satisfied with the education their oldest child is receivin

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