GALLUP NEWS SERVICE: September 04, 2007
More Than Half of K-12 Parents Relieved Summer Vacation Is Over.

Relieved because their kids are bored, should be learning …

PRINCETON, NJ — School-aged children across the country are already mournful about the end of summer, as they head back to the hallways for a new school year. But how do their parents feel about their kids going back to school — are they in a celebratory mood (as some television commercials suggest) or are they sad to see the vacation end?

A recent Gallup Panel survey, conducted Aug. 23-26, asked a nationally representative sample of parents with children in kindergarten through 12th grade for their feelings on the end of summer vacation. A slight majority of parents, 53%, say they are “relieved that summer vacation is over,” while 42% say they “wish summer vacation would last longer.” More on this …

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