In the U.S., 180 days of school is most common, but length of school day varies by state
School has started in most of the United States. On average, K-12 public schools will be in session close to 180 days this year.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
School has started in most of the United States. On average, K-12 public schools will be in session close to 180 days this year.
How the U.S. government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790. Today, Americans differ on whether the government should ask about race.
Most White evangelicals (72%) say they approve of how Trump is doing as president. Other religious groups are more divided or disapprove.
33% of public K-12 teachers are highly satisfied with their job, and 52% say they wouldn’t advise a young person to become a teacher.
Many of Kennedy’s July supporters decided to back Kamala Harris over Donald Trump by 2 to 1 after Biden withdrew from the race.
The analysis in this report is based on a self-administered web survey conducted from Sept. 18 to Oct. 10, 2024, among a sample of 1,391 dyads, with each dyad (or pair) comprised of one U.S. teen ages 13 to 17 and one parent per teen. The margin of sampling error for the full sample of […]
About four-in-ten Americans (42%) say highly skilled workers should be given top priority to legally immigrate to the U.S.
Americans see China unfavorably, but the share with this view has dropped for the first time in five years.
Majorities of Latinos across most demographic subgroups are familiar with the term, but an open-ended question finds it can mean many things.
Descriptions of machismo differ among Hispanics by language dominance, nativity and immigrant generation, and whether their partner is also Hispanic.
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