Phi Delta Kappa International has released its 49th annual survey of Americans’ attitudes toward issues in public education, finding broad public interest in extending traditional educational goals to include both work skills training and development of students’ interpersonal skills.

The national survey of nearly 1,600 adults also finds substantial skepticism toward school voucher programs and about standardized tests as a gauge of school quality. The study covers additional topics including views on school diversity, support for so-called wraparound services – from afterschool programs to dental care – and overall ratings of public schools locally and nationally.

Previously the Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll, the PDK survey has been produced by Langer Research Associates since 2016. In addition to this year’s national survey, the 2017 project includes companion surveys in Georgia and New York. See the reports and detailed results at pdkpoll.org. See coverage of the poll’s results in the Washington Post, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Education Week.

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