Academics Slide, but Most School Principals ‘Satisfied’ With Their Jobs: Survey

Americans' satisfaction with public education at lowest level since 2000

The Orange Unified School District offices in Orange, Calif., on Aug. 15, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Teacher satisfaction and student learning are low, but most school principals say they are satisfied with their jobs, a U.S. survey shows.

A 2022 follow-up to the Department of Education’s (DOE) National Teacher and Principal Survey found that 94.2 percent of principals are “generally satisfied” with their jobs.