The parent report card: Teachers get an ‘A.’ The system? Not so much.

By Amanda Geduld – The 74 | StackerMedia_Photos // Shutterstock(Stacker) – Parents from across the political spectrum report greater confidence in their kids’ teachers and schools than they do in the national education system at large, with the overwhelming majority (82%) giving teachers an ‘A’ or ‘B’ for how they’ve handled education this year. The results come from a survey that polled 1,518 parents of K-12 public school students conducted by the National Parents Union between May 7-11, 2024.National Parent Union // Amanda GeduldMaking the grade“We can point to the fact that parents still feel good about schools,” said founding president and The 74 contributor Keri Rodrigues “[and] still feel good about teachers … There’s a lot of bright spots around the fact that parents are still fully invested in public education and that — contrary to what we might be hearing from the voucher folks — that there’s no fear of parents completely walking away from America’s public education system and moving toward ‘do-it-yourself’ methods.”& Vouchers, which let parents use taxpayer money to send their kids to private schools, have swept across multiple states in the last several years. At the same time, more parents are experimenting with alternative...