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This study includes important information including:

Executive Summary

01

Introduction

02

Private Priorities

05

Collective Illusions

08

Achievement Scores

32

Methodology

40

Glossary

48

Appendices

55

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Americans now rank college preparedness for K-12 education 47th out of 57 priorities, compared to 10th before COVID. As expectations shift, we must seize the opportunity to transform the system to one that creates real value for both learners and society.

- Lauren Hodge

Direct of Foundational Education, Stand Together 

Seventy-one percent of Americans believe that “more things about the educational system should change than stay the same.” The pandemic transformed parents’ views of education. Advocates should harness these energies for change.

- Adam Peshek

Senior Director and Senior Fellow, Stand Together Trust

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