In Survey, U.S. Adults Rank Academics Below Health Information, Work Skills
Most state standards require students to learn a heavy dose of academics, but that may not be what Americans value most, a survey suggests.
The more than 2,500 adults surveyed ranked selections from state and national standards in health information and work-related skills higher than those from history, language arts, mathematics, and other subjects.
The Gallup Organization conducted the study for the Mid-Continent Regional Educational Laboratory, a nonprofit research group based in Aurora, Colo. In questionnaires mailed last year, respondents were asked to rate subsets of more than 250 standards as "definitely," "probably," "probably not," or "definitely not" important for students to know...
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