Below are the percentages of parents who agreed with the following statements about their children’s schools: | ||||||
U.S. | Boston | Chicago | Cleve- land | L..A. | N.Y. | |
Teachers are putting too much academic pressure on their child. | 9% | 9% | 11% | 13% | 6% | 8% |
Their child’s school requires too many standardized tests. | 11 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
Questions on their child’s standardized tests are so difficult that students can’t be expected to answer them. | 12 | 22 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 11 |
Teachers in their child’s school focus so much on preparing for tests that real learning is neglected. | 18 | 24 | 19 | 27 | 18 | 21 |
SOURCE: Public Agenda. |