Most See High School Graduates as Unprepared
Just weeks before high school seniors get their diplomas, most Americans don’t think new graduates are ready for the real world.
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May 15, 2024
May 25, 2023
Younger Voters More Influenced by Social Media
The political influence of social media has grown in recent years, especially voters under 40.
October 12, 2022
Education: 77% Say Issue Will Be Important in Midterms
A year after school controversies helped Republicans win big in Virginia, education remains an important issue for most voters.
September 16, 2022
Is College Still Worth It?
The cost of a college education has risen faster than inflation, even as many Americans believe the value of a degree has declined.
September 8, 2022
Most Democrats Still Favor Mandatory Masks, COVID-19 Vaccine for Students
As children return to classrooms this fall, a majority of Democrats still support school policies to require masks and vaccines against COVID-19.
September 2, 2022
Nearly Half of Americans Support Arming Teachers
Americans are worried about the danger of school shootings, and support has increased for arming teachers to defend their classrooms.
August 19, 2022
U.S. Schools Not ‘World Class,’ Americans Believe
More than a decade after Barack Obama emphasized the need for “world-class education,” most Americans think U.S. schools are failing to deliver.
May 23, 2022
Can the Class of ’22 Get Hired?
With the economy still struggling, most Americans believe this year’s class of college graduates face a tough job market.
May 19, 2022
Do Traditional Values Still Matter in School?
Many schools are embattled by controversies around race, gender and sexuality, while most Americans think teaching traditional values is an important task.
March 17, 2022
Most Voters Support Florida School Law
Critics have slammed a new Florida state law restricting gender and sexual orientation instruction for young public school students, but a majority of voters nationwide support the law.
October 28, 2021
‘Phony’ Issues? Americans Say Parents Should Be Concerned About Schools
Most Americans believe parents are right to be concerned about controversial teaching in public schools, and reject the claim that these are “phony” issues.
August 31, 2021
More Americans Rate Schools ‘Poor’
As students return to school this fall, Americans are more likely to rate the nation’s public schools as doing a poor job than to rate them good or excellent, but they give higher scores to schools in their local district.
August 16, 2021
Americans Overwhelmingly Reject Oregon’s New Education Law
The state of Oregon has eliminated requirements that students demonstrate proficiency in reading, writing and math before graduating high school, and an overwhelming majority of Americans don’t want such a policy in their schools.
August 13, 2021
Back to School? Most Americans Say Wait Until After Labor Day
Kids shouldn’t start back to school until after Labor Day, according to a majority of Americans, who oppose proposals for year-round school.
September 4, 2020
Most Agree With Trump On Need for ‘Patriotic Education’
Voters feel better about America’s public schools these days, but most agree with President Trump that we need to restore patriotic education to the curriculum.
August 11, 2020
Americans Grow More Critical of Teachers’ Unions
Most parents want their kids to go back to school in the fall, but teachers’ unions nationwide are fighting efforts to reopen. Americans, especially those with children, are now more critical of those unions and suspect that they have too much influence over local school operations.
April 30, 2020
Americans See Much Tougher Job Market for Unprepared Graduates
With the nation still hunkering down because of the coronavirus, Americans see the current class of college graduates facing a much harder job market. But most still believe these graduates lack the skills to get a job anyway.
April 24, 2020
49% Are Unlikely To Let Their Kids Go Back Even if Schools Reopen Soon
Americans strongly doubt the schools in their area will reopen before the end of the current school year, and even if they did, half of those with school-age kids say they probably wouldn’t let them go back.
January 17, 2020
Most Veto Warren’s ‘Day One’ Plan to Erase Student Loan Debt
Senator Elizabeth Warren vowed this week to go around Congress and begin cancelling $640 billion in student loan debt on her first day in office if she is elected president. But most voters oppose the Massachusetts Democrat’s plan, and even more think Congress needs to have a say in the matter.
October 30, 2019
Americans Aren’t Drawn to Teaching; See Funding, Discipline As Problems
Americans have long admired school teachers but still tend to view teaching as an undesirable job to pursue. Insufficient funding and discipline problems continue to rank highest as school concerns.
