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Talk of race, sex in schools divides Americans: AP-NORC poll

A new UChicago Harris/AP-NORC poll finds half of Americans say both parents and teachers have too little influence on K-12 curriculum. Two thirds of Republicans but only 4 in 10 Democrats say that of parents. FILE - History teacher Wendy Leighton holds a copy of "They Called us Enemy," about the internment of Japanese Americans, while speaking about marginalized with her students at Monte del Sol Charter School, Dec. 3, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M. Americans are deeply divided over how much children in K-12 schools should be taught about racism and sexuality. That's according to a new poll from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Cedar Attanasio, File)