Earlier this year, a national Murmuration Politics of Education Benchmark poll gauged where voters stood on critical issues related to education ahead of the 2022 election cycle. The findings present a very different political picture from what culture-war headlines might suggest. A majority of the 1,075 respondents recognize K-12 education as very important, and many believe the system needs to be fixed. With so many voters seeing education as a high-priority issue, asks contributor Emma Bloomberg, Murmuration founder and CEO, what will drive them as they weigh issues and candidates? Education will be a key factor for voters this year; advocates, she says, cannot allow culture wars and partisan politics to distract from efforts to fix equity, quality and access issues that have existed for decades. The nation must be aligned on shared values and invest in the K-12 education system. The future of America, and its children, depends on it.
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