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    V. Racial and Ethnic Interaction in Suburban Schools

    Though there has been a marked diversification of many of the nation’s suburban school districts, this does not necessarily mean that suburban students are experiencing greater racial/ethnic interaction at the level of the individual school. Such interaction depends on which schools (and classrooms) suburban students of differing race/ethnicities attend. If suburban schools are highly segregated, […]

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    No Decline in Belief That Obama is a Muslim

    More than two months into Barack Obama’s presidency, as many people incorrectly identify him as a Muslim as did so during the 2008 campaign with white evangelicals and Republicans most likely to misidentify his religious affiliation.

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    Health Care Spending Trumps Deficit

    Most Americans (59%) say they would place a higher priority on spending more money to make health care more accessible and affordable than on reducing the budget deficit.

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    V. Retirement in a Time of Recession

    When asked to think about how they will finance their retirement, Americans of all ages are of two minds. Fully seven-in-ten say they are very (30%) or somewhat (41%) confident that they will have enough income and assets to last throughout their retirement years. At the same time, however, two-thirds of all adults (and 75% […]

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    Little Pink Houses

    Four-in-ten suburban residents give their community high marks, a higher level of satisfaction than that found among residents of cities, rural areas and small towns.

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    Connections, Costs and Choices

    Personal finances and choices about personal information technology The rise in home broadband adoption, in the face of a severe economic recession, may seem surprising, as taking on the additional cost of a home high-speed connection might be difficult if discretionary income is tight. On the other hand, the migration to the internet of many […]

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    Partisan Bickering Is Back, Says Public

    Overview Shortly before President Obama took office in January, the public was uncharacteristically optimistic that Republicans and Democrats would work together more to solve problems in the year ahead. Less than three months later, those expectations have faded and most see a return to partisan politics in Washington. A majority (53%) currently says that Republicans […]

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    IV. Minority Students and Suburban School Districts

    The analysis above examined student enrollments in the entire suburban sector of public education. However, every individual suburban school district experienced minority student growth slightly differently. The average suburban school district experienced large growth in its minority student enrollment. Among the 2,281 suburban school districts that were in operation in both 1993-94 and 2006-07 and […]

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    The Internet as a Source of Political News and Information

    Introduction The political news environment has changed dramatically in recent years. Long gone are the days when political information was confined to a few network news channels and major national newspapers or magazines. Today, newspapers and network TV compete with 24-hour cable channels and a host of online news services—from online efforts by traditional publishers […]

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    V. Origins of Unauthorized Immigrants: A Focus on Mexico

    Mexico is the source of by far the largest number of unauthorized immigrants, accounting for 7 million of the 11.9 million unauthorized immigrants in 2008. This 59% share has remained roughly constant over the past three decades. Other parts of Latin America send a significant share of the total, with 1.3 million (11%) coming from […]