Search results for: “higher education”

Filtered by:

Refine Your Results

short readsApr 25, 2018

Key findings about Americans’ belief in God

The overwhelming majority of Americans, including a majority of the religiously unaffiliated, say they believe in God or a higher power. Read six key takeaways from a report on Americans’ belief in God.
reportApr 25, 2018

1. Beliefs about the nature of God

Virtually all U.S. Christians say they believe in God or a higher power of some kind. Among evangelical Protestants, 91% put their faith in God “as described in the Bible,” as do 92% of those in the historically black Protestant tradition. Most Catholics and mainline Protestants also believe in the God of the Bible, though […]
short readsMay 24, 2018

Republicans turn more negative toward refugees as number admitted to U.S. plummets

As the U.S. is on track to admit its smallest number of refugees in decades, opinions about whether the U.S. has a responsibility to accept refugees have become more polarized.
reportJul 3, 2018

2. The negatives of digital life

There were considerably fewer complaints about the personal impact among these expert respondents. But their own lives and observations give testimony that there are ways in which digital life has ill-served some participants. The following anecdotes speak to the themes that the internet has not helped some users’ well-being. If someone would have told me […]
reportMay 22, 2018

3. How people in urban, suburban and rural communities see each other – and say others see them

Most Americans in urban, rural and suburban areas say people who live in the same type of community as they do generally share their values, but they are less convinced about those in other types of communities. This is particularly the case in rural areas, where about six-in-ten say most people who live in cities […]
short readsMay 15, 2018

Rising share of U.S. primary schools have sworn officers on the premises

An estimated 36% of U.S. public primary schools had sworn officers on site at least once a week in the 2015-16 school year, up from 21% a decade earlier.
reportSep 20, 2017

6. Citizen science, science-related hobbies and participation in informal science activities

Participation in science-related activities serves as another source for informing the public. The past two decades have seen a resurgence in direct public engagement with science – especially through citizen science and crowdsourcing activities – as a way to learn about the process of scientific inquiry and foster a deeper dialogue around the relationships between […]
short readsAug 25, 2017

Most Americans say K-12 schools have a lot of responsibility in workforce preparation

Many Americans look to elementary and secondary schools to provide the building blocks people need for a successful career.
reportMay 22, 2018

6. How urban, suburban and rural residents interact with their neighbors

Most Americans say they know at least some of their neighbors, but only about three-in-ten say they know all or most of them. Rural residents are more likely than those in urban or suburban areas to say they know all or most of their neighbors, but they don’t necessarily interact with their neighbors more than […]
reportJun 20, 2018

Voters More Focused on Control of Congress – and the President – Than in Past Midterms

The congressional elections are more than four months away, but voter engagement is high when compared with comparable points in previous midterm cycles.

Topics

Regions & Countries

Formats

Search results for: “higher education”

Key findings about Americans’ belief in God

1. Beliefs about the nature of God

Republicans turn more negative toward refugees as number admitted to U.S. plummets

Voters More Focused on Control of Congress – and the President – Than in Past Midterms