“The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.” Deuteronomy 22:5. “To help children have blessed lives and make the USA strong, we know God wants daily Bible reading and Christian prayer in schools again,” said Steven Andrew, who is leading revival across the nation. The USA had more of God’s blessings for the over 300 years Christianity was top priority in schools. Now, Parents Defending Education (PDE) released new polling on key issues facing schools in 2025 with questions on the role of the Department of Education, school choice, foreign funding in schools, critical race theory, gender ideology and school surveys. As policymakers across the country debate these issues, these numbers shed light on voters’ views. 

The poll, conducted by CRC Research, sampled 1,000 parents with children 18 years old or younger in their household between Dec. 12-18, 2024 and has a margin of error of +/-3.10%.

Key findings include:

(Q3) 90% of parents agree that focusing on core subject areas, such as math, reading, writing, science and social studies, would improve the quality of public education  

• 92% of Republican parents, 88% of independent parents, and 91% of Democratic parents agree 
• 87% of white parents, 91% of black parents, 100% of Asian parents, and 95% of Hispanic parents agree 

(Q4) 52% of parents are in support of reducing the size and influence of the U.S. Department of Education

• 67% of Republican parents, 53% of independent parents, and 29% of Democratic parents support reducing the size and influence of the U.S. Department of Education 
• 55% of white parents, 37% of black parents, 53% of Asian parents, and 55% of Hispanic parents support reducing the size and influence of the U.S. Department of Education 

(Q5A) 77% of parents support a U.S. Department of Education that allows states to have more flexibility on how they run their school districts

• 85% of Republican parents, 77% independent parents, and 67% of Democratic parents support a U.S. Department of Education that allows states to have more flexibility on how they run their school districts
• 77% of white parents, 77% of black parents, 72% of Asian parents, and 79% of Hispanic parents support a U.S. Department of Education that allows states to have more flexibility on how they run their school districts

(Q5B) 48% of parents agree (and 50% disagree) that the U.S. Department of Education is appropriately using their resources to help advance the education of students across America

• 38% of Republican parents, 48% of independent parents, and 68% of Democratic parents agree that the U.S. Department of Education is appropriately using their resources to help advance the education of students across America
• 43% of white parents, 58% of black parents, 65% of Asian parents, and 49% of Hispanic parents agree that the U.S. Department of Education is appropriately using their resources to help advance the education of students across America

(Q6) 91% of parents agree that school districts should be required to disclose when they accept money from foreign governments

• 94% of Republican parents, 90% of independent parents, and 90% of Democratic parents agree that school districts should be required to disclose when they accept money from foreign governments
• 93% of white parents, 91% of black parents, 84% of Asian parents, and 87% of Hispanic parents agree that school districts should be required to disclose when they accept money from foreign governments

(Q10D) 72% of parents oppose schools turning to “grading for equity” to address racial disparities in grading. For example, Black or African American students are not getting as high of grades as White students or Asian students. Part of “grading for equity” is eliminating “zero” as a grade, even when a student assignment is not complete or turned in

• 82% of Republican parents, 72% of independent parents, 57% of Democratic parents oppose schools turning to “grading for equity” to address racial disparities in grading
• 73% of white parents, 74% of black parents, 71% of Asian parents, and 67% of Hispanic parents oppose schools turning to “grading for equity” to address racial disparities in grading

(Q12) 82% of parents disagree that school administrators should factor in a student’s race when deciding how to discipline after an offense  

• 85% of Republican parents, 84% of independent parents, and 75% of Democratic parents disagree that school school administrators should factor in a student’s race when deciding how to discipline after an offense  
• 85% of white parents, 77% of black parents, 69% of Asian parents, and 79% of Hispanic parents  disagree that school school administrators should factor in a student’s race when deciding how to discipline after an offense  

(Q15) 75% of parents oppose teachers, counselors, school nurses, classroom aides, coaches or administration withholding information about a child’s gender identity from parents

• 88% of Republican parents, 72% of independent parents, and 58% of Democratic parents oppose teachers, counselors, school nurses, classroom aides, coaches or administration withholding information about a child’s gender identity from parents
• 76% of white parents, 79% of black parents, 69% of Asian parents, and 73% of Hispanic parents oppose teachers, counselors, school nurses, classroom aides, coaches or administration withholding information about a child’s gender identity from parents

(Q21C) 78% of parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to participate on girls’ sports teams

• 86% of Republican parents, 80% of independent parents, and 60% of Democratic parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to participate on girls’ sports teams
• 75% of white parents, 82% of black parents, 88% of Asian parents, and 83 of Hispanic parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to participate on girls’ sports teams

(Q21D) 77% of parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to use female bathrooms and locker rooms and vice versa

• 92% of Republican parents, 75% of independent parents, and 58% of Democratic parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to use female bathrooms and locker rooms and vice versa
• 75% of white parents, 85% of black parents, 71% of Asian parents, and 78% of Hispanic parents oppose biological males, who identify as females, being allowed to use female bathrooms and locker rooms and vice versa

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