According to a poll conducted in August by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation, and exclusively disclosed by The Journalist, merely thirty-two percent of American adults expressed that they were either "completely" or "somewhat" satisfied with the nation's school system.
根據蓋洛普與沃爾頓家族基金會於八月間所執行、並由《記者》獨家披露之民意調查顯示,僅有三成二的美國成年人表示對美國學校體系感到「完全」或「些許」滿意。
This figure represents a precipitous decline of eleven percentage points over the past two years, while simultaneously setting a historic nadir since Gallup first commenced surveying on this matter twenty-seven years ago.
此一比例較過去兩年驟降十一個百分點,同時亦創下蓋洛普自二十七年前首度就此議題展開調查以來之歷史新低紀錄。
Democrats constitute the principal driving force behind the recent decline in approval ratings, with satisfaction among this demographic having plummeted by approximately nineteen percentage points since President Donald Trump commenced his second term in 2025.
民主黨人構成近期滿意度下滑之主要驅動力,自唐納德·川普總統於2025年展開其第二任期以來,該群體之滿意度已驟降約十九個百分點。
Independent voters have likewise witnessed a downturn in satisfaction, contracting by roughly ten percentage points relative to 2024 levels; as for Republicans, although their approval has dipped only marginally, it nonetheless registers a contraction of approximately six percentage points.
獨立選民之滿意度亦呈頹勢,相較於2024年水準,跌幅約達十個百分點;至於共和黨人,其滿意度雖僅微幅走低,然仍錄得約六個百分點之萎縮。
Jack Schneider, director of the Center for Education Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, observes that the Trump administration regards schools as arenas for political contestation—a stance that has not only provoked profound apprehension regarding the boundaries of teachers' classroom discourse but has also propelled a radical agenda to dismantle diversity initiatives and abolish the Department of Education, all of which has progressively eroded public confidence in the educational system.
麻薩諸塞大學阿默斯特分校教育政策中心主任傑克·施奈德指出,川普政府將學校視為政治角力的場域,此舉不僅引發了關於教師課堂言論界限的深切憂慮,更推動了廢除多元性計畫及裁撤教育部的激進議程,凡此種種皆致使公眾對教育體系的信賴日趨崩解。
Schneider remarked, "This sight is nothing short of chilling. We are teetering on the precipice of the complete dissolution of the public education system—the very system as we have come to know it."
施奈德表示:「此情此景,令人不寒而慄。我們正瀕臨公立教育體系——就我們所知的那套體系——徹底崩解的深淵邊緣。」
He further elaborated that Democrats are particularly alarmed by Trump's highly emblematic school choice initiative, which proposes to channel taxpayer-funded scholarships toward covering tuition and associated fees for children attending private institutions.
他進一步闡述,民主黨人尤為憂心川普極具象徵意義的學校選擇方案,該方案擬動用由納稅人資助的獎學金,用以支付孩童就讀私立學校的學雜費用。
Nevertheless, political factors alone prove insufficient to account for such pervasive discontent.
然而,政治因素本身並不足以闡釋此般不滿情緒。
According to Gallup polling, public confidence in the educational system has exhibited a pervasive downward trajectory since the COVID-19 pandemic precipitated campus closures, a phenomenon that has further exacerbated subpar academic performance, a burgeoning mental health crisis, and a host of other ancillary afflictions.
根據蓋洛普民調顯示,自COVID-19疫情導致校園關閉以來,公眾對教育體系的信賴度普遍呈現下滑趨勢,此現象更進一步加劇了學業表現低落、心理健康危機及其他諸多衍生問題。
"We continue to receive negative messages regarding test scores and other societal trends, factors that may well be contributing to this phenomenon," remarked Sarah Reckhow, a political science professor specializing in public policy at Michigan State University.
「我們持續接收到關於考試成績及其他社會趨勢之負面訊息,此類因素或為促成此現象之推手,」密西根州立大學專攻公共政策之政治學教授莎拉·雷克霍如此表示。
"There is an overwhelming cacophony of debate, discourse, and divergent voices surrounding technology and artificial intelligence in the educational sphere," she elaborated further.
「圍繞教育領域中的科技與人工智慧,存在著鋪天蓋地的辯論、探討與紛雜聲浪,」她進一步闡述。
Of late, the duration of screen time allotted to students within school premises has ostensibly ascended to the forefront of educational journalism, commanding considerable attention at both local and national levels.
近來,學童在校使用螢幕之時間長短,儼然已成為地方乃至全國教育新聞版面上備受矚目之焦點議題。
Nevertheless, parents' perspectives on the educational approaches for their own offspring are nothing short of disparate and irreconcilable.
然而,家長對於自身子女的教育方針,其觀點可謂眾說紛紜,莫衷一是。
Roughly two-thirds of parents with school-aged children profess satisfaction with the education their children receive, a proportion that, within the broader trajectory, constitutes a nadir—since 2013, parental discontent has never manifested to such a degree—yet this figure still exceeds twofold the satisfaction level (32%) that all adults express regarding American education.
約莫三分之二育有學齡子女的家長表示,對子女所接受的教育感到滿意,此一比例在整體趨勢中亦屬低谷——自2013年以來,家長從未展現過如此程度的不滿情緒——然而,此數值仍為全體成年人對美國教育滿意度(32%)的兩倍有餘。
Another survey, jointly conducted by Gallup and Walton in August, sought to gauge American public sentiment regarding the efficacy of schools in laying the groundwork for children's future careers.
另一項同樣由蓋洛普與沃爾頓於八月聯合執行的調查,旨在探詢美國民眾對於學校在為孩童未來生涯奠基方面之成效的觀感。
The findings revealed that merely approximately one-fifth of respondents deemed schools to be performing 'good' or 'excellent' in imparting critical thinking skills or in equipping students to meet the exigencies of the contemporary labor market.
結果顯示,僅約莫兩成受訪者認為學校在傳授批判性思維或為學生因應當前勞動市場需求做好準備上,表現堪稱「良好」或「卓越」。
Notably, schools garnered their highest accolades in the domain of aiding students' adaptation to nascent technologies, with approximately 44% of respondents proffering substantial commendation in this regard.
值得注意的是,學校在協助學生適應新興科技此一領域獲致最高評價,約有44%的受訪者對此給予高度肯定。
Hrynowski observed, "Contemporary society is pervaded by a pervasive atmosphere of pessimism regarding the state of affairs within the nation.
赫里諾夫斯基指出:「當今社會瀰漫著對國內萬象的普遍性悲觀氛圍。
The populace is profoundly disheartened, harboring the conviction that no institutional mechanism operates with any semblance of efficacy."
民眾深感沮喪,認為任何體制機制皆未能有效運作。」
The inaugural Gallup poll was conducted via telephone interviews from August 3 to 24, 2026, employing random sampling among American adults aged 18 and above.
首項蓋洛普民意調查於2026年8月3日至24日期間,以電話訪談方式進行,針對美國年滿18歲之成年人實施隨機抽樣。
For the aggregate of American adults, the margin of sampling error ranges between plus or minus 4.0 percentage points; whereas for the subgroup comprising parents of K-12 students, the margin of sampling error extends between plus or minus 8.3 percentage points.
就全體美國成年人而言,其抽樣誤差範圍介於正負4.0個百分點之間;而針對K-12學生家長之次群體,抽樣誤差範圍則介於正負8.3個百分點。
The second poll was conducted between August 3 and 17, 2026, surveying 2,143 American adults aged 18 and over, with its sample drawn from Gallup's probability-based sampling frame, which is designed to mirror the demographic composition of the United States as a whole.
第二項民意調查於2026年8月3日至17日期間執行,共訪問2,143名年滿18歲的美國成年人,其樣本係自蓋洛普以機率為基礎之抽樣庫中擷取,該抽樣庫之設計旨在反映美國整體人口結構。
For the overall population of American adults, the survey's sampling error ranges between plus or minus 3.0 percentage points.
就全體美國成年人而言,此調查之抽樣誤差介於正負3.0個百分點之間。
The education feature reporting by The Journalist is financially underpinned by contributions from a consortium of private foundations.
《記者》之教育專題報導,其經費來源涵蓋多家私人基金會之財務挹注。
The Associated Press bears full and undivided responsibility for all content published therein.
美聯社對所刊載之全部內容承擔完全責任。
For elucidation of the guidelines governing the Associated Press's collaborations with philanthropic entities, a roster of its benefactors, and the purview of subsidized journalistic endeavors, kindly consult the AP.org website.
有關美聯社與慈善機構協作之準則、贊助者名錄,以及受資助之報導範疇,請參閱AP.org網站。