Growing share of Americans say the U.S. higher education system is headed in the wrong direction
In both parties, the share that say the higher education system is going in the wrong direction has gone up by at least 10 percentage points since 2020.
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In both parties, the share that say the higher education system is going in the wrong direction has gone up by at least 10 percentage points since 2020.
Here’s what Americans said they learned about the development of vaccines and medical treatments and their advice for handling a future outbreak.
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The Education Department is the main conduit for federal aid to public K-12 schools and a major lender to college students.
Americans are increasingly critical of the response to COVID-19 from elected officeholders and public health officials. Positive ratings of public health officials, such as those at the CDC, have fallen 10 points since August. And 60% of U.S. adults say they’ve felt confused as a result of changes to recommendations on how to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Private investors are the biggest holders of national debt – $24.4 trillion as of March 2025 – followed by federal trust funds and retirement programs.
Most Americans express confidence in their ability to do various practical tasks, but they are much less confident in their ability to do other tasks that require more specialized knowledge.
Nearly all Americans say the federal government has a responsibility to provide a strong military and secure the nation’s borders.
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
More than four-in-ten Democratic voters (44%) are Hispanic, Black, Asian, another race or multiracial, up from 23% in 1996.
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