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Profile of Student Attitudes subsections -
Classes / Activities / Community participation / College plans / Tolerance and Knowledge of First Amendment / Student - Teacher - Principal - Adult differences / Freedom of speech / Freedom of press / First Amendment education /
Understanding of the Law / Trust in journalists / Sources of news

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A Profile of Student Attitudes

First Amendment education:  

Most teachers (75 percent) and principals (83 percent) think that the United States educational system does a good or fair job teaching students about First Amendment freedoms. Interestingly, only 7 percent of teachers and 6 percent of principals think the U.S. educational system does an excellent job in this area. A significantly smaller majority (53 percent) of the national adult population believes the U.S. educational system does a good or fair job teaching students about First Amendment freedoms. In fact, more than a third (35 percent) say the educational system does a poor job in this area.

Overall, how would you rate the job that the American educational system does in teaching students about First Amendment freedoms?

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