What We Think About Schools  2012 PDK/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, Phi Delta Kappa International, September 2012 Conducted annually, the PDK/Gallup poll tracks public opinion about the public schools. Among this year’s findings: Closing achievement gaps and improving urban public schools are priorities for most of us — and most of us are willing to pay more taxes to achieve that goal. We’re divided on whether student test scores should be part of a teacher’s evaluation. Not many would give A’s or B’s to the public schools nationally, but most of us have trust and confidence in public school teachers. And most of us believe we know at least one public school teacher “very well.” Common core standards will make the