Partisan divides over K-12 education in 8 charts
The public is sharply divided along partisan lines on topics ranging from what should be taught in schools to how much influence parents should have over the curriculum.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
The public is sharply divided along partisan lines on topics ranging from what should be taught in schools to how much influence parents should have over the curriculum.
55% of Americans say there are too few women in top executive business positions. This is down somewhat from 59% who said this in 2018.
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
Women made up 47% of the U.S. civilian labor force in 2023, up from 30% in 1950 – but growth has stagnated.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
When we have the data to study groups of similarly aged people over time, we won’t always default to using the standard generational definitions and labels, like Gen Z, Millennials or Baby Boomers.
Data tables from interviews we conducted with verified voters after the 2016 and 2018 elections may help answer some election 2020 questions.
Kamala Harris’ election represented an advance in the progress Black Americans have made in recent decades in political leadership.
Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress – the highest percentage in U.S. history.
Even as younger generations gain representation in Congress, older generations still make up the majority of senators and representatives.
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