New Survey Finds Parents Divided on Eliminating Department of Education but United in Desire for Change and Interest in Education Savings Accounts (ESAs)

Outschool Calls for More Personalized Learning Choices as Survey Shows Overwhelming Desire for Educational Reform, as well as Parental Fears about the Use of AI in Education

San Francisco, CA — March 26, 2025 — A new survey from leading online education platform Outschool, conducted by ResearchScape International in March 2025, reveals that while parents across the U.S. are divided about eliminating the Department of Education, they are overwhelmingly united in their belief that the traditional education system is failing to meet their children’s needs. The survey polled 1,065 U.S. parents of children aged 5-18, highlighting an apparent demand for more personalized learning and greater parental control over their children's education.

See the full press release https://outschool.com/articles/new-parents-divided-survey-2025

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