Statewide Iowa — A new national poll by Grinnell College finds teaching about racism is a big factor in the lack of trust in public schools.
Poll Director Peter Hanson says the mistrust is large.
He says they broke down the issues in three questions.
He says a further examination of the numbers reinforces the point.
He says the concerns about the teaching of racism stand out again when they questioned if students should be taught to respect people of different races.
Peterson says this shows where the fault line is in how people think about how to teach about race in schools.
