Americans grade the nation’s public schools, and the result isn’t good

Published August 29, 2016 11:00pm ET



According to a new poll from PDK International, about four in 10 Americans grade the nation’s public schools as a C. More than a quarter of Americans give the nation’s public schools a failing grade.

Looking at trends since President Obama took office in 2009, the portion of Americans giving the nation’s public schools an A or B grade is up from about 19 percent in 2009 to 24 percent in 2016.

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