After Decades of Dominating the Issue, Democrats Losing Voters’ Trust on Education Policy

A handful of new polls suggest that voters, after more than two years of pandemic-related policies and debate over school curricula, trust Republicans more than they do Democrats when it comes to educating their children.

AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file
Lengthy mask mandates and school closures during the pandemic led some voters to sour on the Democratic education policies. AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file

New polling on the American electorate’s political preferences when it comes to education policy suggests that, after decades of dominating the issue in the eyes of many voters, Democrats are losing trust when it comes to schooling issues.

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