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Public K-12 teachers express low job satisfaction and few are optimistic about the future of U.S. education.
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Public K-12 teachers express low job satisfaction and few are optimistic about the future of U.S. education.
About six-in-ten parents of K-12 children (61%) say the first year of the pandemic had a negative effect on their children’s education.
The growing gender gap in higher education – in enrollment and graduation rates – has been a topic of conversation and debate in recent months.
About half of upper-income workers (51%) say they take off less time than offered, compared with 45% of middle-income workers and 41% of lower-income workers.
Key trends in marriage and family life in the United States.
Among married couples in the United States, women’s financial contributions have grown steadily over the last half century. Even when earnings are similar, husbands spend more time on paid work and leisure, while wives devote more time to caregiving and housework.
Most workers are highly satisfied with their relationship with their co-workers and manager, but relatively few feel the same about their pay or opportunities for promotion.
Most U.S. young adults are at least mostly financially independent and happy with their parents’ involvement in their lives. Parent-child relationships are mostly strong.
Americans are more pessimistic than optimistic about the institution of marriage and the family. At the same time, the public is fairly accepting of diverse family arrangements, though some are seen as more acceptable than others.
While views of and experiences with police vary substantially across demographic groups, there is support for a number of police reforms.
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