details. bill: a new poll showing public confidence in grade school teachers is down 11% from 2020 as schools struggle the staff the classroom, student test scores are in freefall. martha maccallum is anchor of the story at 3:00 eastern time. good morning. down 11% is no bueno. i expected the number to be lower. all of the numbers of weak. one of the things i find the most interesting in this data is the confidence level that parents and communities have in their teachers. obviously it s a sensitive subject. everybody i m the child of a teacher, i have a long lineage of teachers in my family. my sister is a teacher and we have great respect for what they do. however in many cases and in many districts the quality has deteriorated and the big question of what they are focusing on whether it s reading and writing and math.