The organization Parents Defending Education (PDE) recently published poll results on important issues parents face in schools, including the role of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) school choice, and gender ideology.
Key Findings:
- 77% of parents support a U.S. Department of Education that allows states to have more flexibility on how they run their school districts.
- 75% of parents oppose teachers, counselors, school nurses, classroom aides, coaches or administration withholding information about a child’s gender identity from parents
- 78% of parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to participate on girls’ sports teams.
- 77% of parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to use female bathrooms and locker rooms and vice versa.
- 90% of parents agree that focusing on core subject areas, such as math, reading, writing, science and social studies, would improve the quality of public education.
Regarding the U.S. Department of Education:
- 52% of parents are in support of reducing the size and influence of the federal agency.
- 67% of Republican parents, 53% of independent parents, and 29% of Democratic parents support reducing the size and influence of the U.S. Department of Education.
- 85% of Republican parents, 77% independent parents, and 67% of Democratic parents support a U.S. Department of Education that allows states to have more flexibility on how they run their school districts.
- 48% of parents agree (and 50% disagree) that the U.S. Department of Education is appropriately using their resources to help advance the education of students across America.
- 38% of Republican parents, 48% of independent parents, and 68% of Democratic parents agree that the U.S. Department of Education is appropriately using their resources to help advance the education of students across America.
- 92% of Republican parents, 88% of independent parents, and 91% of Democratic parents agree.
Regarding Gender Ideaology and Social Issues:
- 75% of parents oppose teachers, counselors, school nurses, classroom aides, coaches or administration withholding information about a child’s gender identity from parents.
- 88% of Republican parents, 72% of independent parents, and 58% of Democratic parents oppose teachers, counselors, school nurses, classroom aides, coaches or administration withholding information about a child’s gender identity from parents.
Boys In Female Sports:
- 78% of parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to participate on girls’ sports teams.
- 86% of Republican parents, 80% of independent parents, and 60% of Democratic parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to participate on girls’ sports teams
- 75% of white parents, 82% of black parents, 88% of Asian parents, and 83 of Hispanic parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to participate on girls’ sports teams
Boys In Girls Locker rooms:
- 77% of parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to use female bathrooms and locker rooms and vice versa
- 92% of Republican parents, 75% of independent parents, and 58% of Democratic parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to use female bathrooms and locker rooms and vice versa
- 75% of white parents, 85% of black parents, 71% of Asian parents, and
- 78% of Hispanic parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to use female bathrooms and locker rooms and vice versa.
For the poll, 1,000 parents with children 18 years old or younger in their household were polled.
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