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Teachers and K-12 Education: National Polling Report October 2025
As the 2025 school year gets underway, we took teachers’ pulse on a slate of issues profoundly affecting K–12 education and found the year is off to a rocky start.
Our new survey reveals teachers are concerned about political pressure, artificial intelligence, and more as they set foot in classrooms again this fall.
Meanwhile, teachers still strongly support school choice.
A few highlights from the report:
- Teachers are more pessimistic about the direction of K–12 education nationally — only 26% are optimistic, down from 31% in the spring.
- About 40% of teachers say they had to modify their classroom content due to political pressure.
- AI technology in class is a divisive issue, with 46% of teachers in favor and 48% opposed.
- The vast majority of teachers, 75%, support education savings accounts.