Four in 10 Americans think schools in their communities are not safe from gun violence, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. As the United States marks one year since the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, when 19 children and two teachers were killed, support for […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Book banning, transgender issues seen as problematic
As the debate over controversial issues such as book banning and transgender policies in the U.S. rages, the latest Fox News Poll asks voters how much of a problem these issues are. When it comes to public schools, a majority views book banning as problematic with 60% saying it’s a […] Read more »
America’s parents show increasing concern over gun violence — CBS News poll
Social pressures. Bullies. Academics. These are all things generations of American children have had to worry about. Today, their parents tell us, there’s another worry weighing on most of them, too: the prospect of gun violence. It’s increasingly on parents’ minds, as well; concern among America’s parents now is even […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Parents increasingly concerned about book banning
Education is a key talking point for politicians these days, and the latest Fox News Poll finds parents are more concerned about book banning than they were last year. Meanwhile, concern for what their kids are being taught in school has decreased, albeit only by a few points. … When […] Read more »
America Pulls Back From Values That Once Defined It, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds
Patriotism, religious faith, having children and other priorities that helped define the national character for generations are receding in importance to Americans, a new Wall Street Journal-NORC poll finds. The survey, conducted with NORC at the University of Chicago, a nonpartisan research organization, also finds the country sharply divided by […] Read more »
Majorities of Americans Approve of Citizens and Elected Officials Speaking Their Minds on Politics, but Not Public School Teachers
Majorities of Americans are supportive of fellow citizens, members of Congress, and professional athletes speaking their minds about politics, but not public school teachers in the classroom – according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll. The findings of the poll, conducted March 14–19, 2023, by Selzer […] Read more »