Biden, Trump are least-liked pair of major party presidential candidates in at least 3 decades
A quarter of Americans hold unfavorable views of both major party candidates – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
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A quarter of Americans hold unfavorable views of both major party candidates – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
Some 72% of high school teachers say that students being distracted by cellphones is a major problem in their classroom.
X is still more of a news destination than these other platforms, but the vast majority of users on all four see news-related content.
Across 34 nations polled, a 43% median have confidence in Biden’s handling of world affairs, while a 28% median have confidence in Trump.
During the 2021-22 school year, 83% of the country’s public, private and charter school students in pre-K through 12th grade attended traditional public schools.
In two surveyed countries that are not EU members – the United States and the United Kingdom – majorities also have a favorable view of the organization.
Among all Asian origin groups in the U.S., Chinese American households had the highest income inequality in 2022.
Americans and Israelis now see one another’s leaders more negatively than in the recent past, and other key views have shifted as well.
Israelis are divided over the military response in Gaza, with Arabs much more likely than Jews to say it’s gone too far. Arabs’ and Jews’ views of many aspects of the war differ.
More than half of Americans (58%) say they are following news about candidates for the 2024 presidential election very or fairly closely.
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