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Americans are less satisfied with schools, according to a new Gallup survey.

Americans are less satisfied with schools, according to a new Gallup survey.

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September 9th, 2026

Americans are less satisfied with schools, according to a new Gallup survey.

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Americans' satisfaction with K-12 education has fallen to its lowest level in 27 years.

La satisfacción de los estadounidenses con la educación K-12 ha caído a su nivel más bajo en 27 años.

Only 32% of adults say they are satisfied with the school system.

Solo el 32% de los adultos dice estar satisfecho con el sistema escolar.

This comes from a survey by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation.

Esto viene de una encuesta de Gallup y la Fundación Familiar Walton.

The number shows a drop of 11 points in two years.

La cifra representa una caída de 11 puntos en dos años.

Dissatisfaction has risen to a high of 67%.

La insatisfacción ha subido hasta un máximo del 67%.

Democrats drive much of this drop.

Los demócratas impulsan gran parte de esta caída.

Their satisfaction fell 19 points since 2025.

Su satisfacción bajó 19 puntos desde 2025.

Independents' satisfaction fell about 10 points.

La de los independientes bajó unos 10 puntos.

Republicans' satisfaction fell about 6 points.

La de los republicanos bajó unos 6 puntos.

Experts say the Trump administration has helped cause this.

Expertos señalan que la administración Trump ha contribuido a esto.

They say it has shown schools as political battlefields.

Ellos dicen que ha retratado las escuelas como campos de batalla políticos.

They also mention its attempts to break up the Education Department.

También mencionan sus intentos de desmantelar el Departamento de Educación.

And they mention its school choice program.

Y mencionan su programa de elección escolar.

Politics does not explain the whole phenomenon.

La política no explica todo el fenómeno.

Public trust has gone down since the COVID-19 pandemic.

La confianza pública ha disminuido desde la pandemia de COVID-19.

Poor test results feed the negative view.

Los malos resultados en pruebas alimentan la percepción negativa.

Mental health problems and the debate about technology and AI in classrooms also do this.

También lo hacen los problemas de salud mental y el debate sobre tecnología e IA en las aulas.

Sarah Reckhow is a professor at Michigan State University. She says there has been a "drumbeat of bad news" about the scores.

Sarah Reckhow, profesora de la Universidad Estatal de Michigan, dice que ha habido un "tamborileo de malas noticias" sobre los puntajes.

However, parents see their own children's education more positively.

Sin embargo, los padres ven mejor la educación de sus propios hijos.

About two thirds of them are happy with their schools.

Unos dos tercios de ellos están satisfechos con sus escuelas.

That is twice as many as the general public.

Eso es el doble que el público general.

Jack Schneider is from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He says that people have opinions about thousands of schools they have never visited.

Jack Schneider, de la Universidad de Massachusetts Amherst, explica que la gente opina sobre miles de escuelas que nunca ha visitado.

Another survey shows that only 2 out of 10 believe that schools prepare students well for critical thinking. They also do not prepare them well for the workforce.

Otra encuesta muestra que solo 2 de cada 10 creen que las escuelas preparan bien para el pensamiento crítico o la fuerza laboral.

September 9th, 2026

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