6. Teachers’ views on the state of public K-12 education
82% of public K-12 teachers say the overall state of public K-12 education has gotten worse in recent years; many say politics is a major reason.
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82% of public K-12 teachers say the overall state of public K-12 education has gotten worse in recent years; many say politics is a major reason.
Key trends and data on women in top U.S. political, business and higher education positions.
Latinas have made considerable gains on several fronts in the last two decades. The share with a bachelor’s degree has roughly doubled since 2003, and their labor force participation rate and median hourly wage have both increased. However, Hispanic women still lag Hispanic men, non-Hispanic White men and non-Hispanic women in labor force participation and […]
Young adults are more likely than in the past to have a college education, work full time and have student debt. They’re less likely to be married or have kids.
A majority of those who say it’s headed in the wrong direction say a major reason is that schools are not spending enough time on core academic subjects.
63% of Americans are pessimistic about the country’s moral and ethical standards, and 59% are pessimistic about its education system.
In 2022, all Boomer households combined owned $77 trillion in wealth. The top 10% of Boomer households held 71% of that total wealth.
Key Takeaways: Views on the impact of science on society over time Pew Research Center has had a longstanding interest in studying Americans’ views of the impact of science. A majority of Americans (61%) say science has had a mostly positive effect on society. This is up slightly from 57% in 2023, but still 12 […]
Key takeaways Amid a record number of U.S. measles cases and falling childhood vaccination rates nationwide, 57% of U.S. parents with minor children have high confidence that childhood vaccines are effective at preventing illness. But trust in these vaccines – and confidence in different aspects of them – differs by parents’ demographic characteristics and party […]
On balance, people in middle-income countries are more likely to say they would be uncomfortable than comfortable if they had a child who came out as gay or lesbian.
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