Some 8 in 10 Americans surveyed feel that education decisions should be made closer to home rather than in Washington, a new poll released Sunday reveals.
About 23% of voters say parents should be the primary decision-makers, while a third of respondents favor local school districts determining things like testing standards, classroom curriculum, and school choice, according to the Center Square poll. Another 27% think the decisions should be at the state level.
Only 13% of Democrats support the idea that parents should be in charge of education policy decisions compared to 32% of Republicans. However, 41% of Democrats and 36% of independents support allowing education decisions to be made on the local level.
Just 11% of total respondents felt the federal government should set education standards.
