Less than half of Californians say the state’s K–12 public education system is headed in the right direction—the lowest level of confidence since 2020, according to an annual survey on education.
The survey also found that while most Californians oppose immigration enforcement in schools and the closing down of the U.S. Department of Education, they support the Trump administration’s policy of keeping male athletes out of women’s and girls’ sports.
The survey, released Apr. 17, was conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank, from March 27 to April 4, of 1,591 adults, among them 1,094 likely voters, and 279 public school parents….