The American public feels what is being taught in public schools is on the wrong track by a greater than 2-to-1 margin – 64% to 24% – according to the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll (Grinnell-Selzer). … Respondents were asked about three issues regarding their trust for […] Read more »
Covid and the ‘Very Liberal’
The left-right divide over Covid-19 — with blue America taking the virus more seriously than red America — has never been the pandemic’s only political divide. Each partisan tribe has also had its internal disagreements. … The key dividing line appears to be ideology. Americans who identify as “very liberal” […] Read more »
6 in 10 Americans oppose laws prohibiting LGBTQ lessons in elementary school
More than 6 in 10 Americans oppose legislation that would prohibit classroom lessons about sexual orientation or gender identity in elementary school, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. The ABC News/Ipsos poll, which was conducted by Ipsos in partnership with ABC News using Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel, found that 62% of Americans […] Read more »
Belief in Vaccination Misinformation Predicts Attitudes Toward Vaccinating Children
While the vast majority of U.S. adults who are fully vaccinated and boosted against Covid-19 would be likely to recommend vaccinating a 5- to 11-year-old, over a third of fully vaccinated adults who have not had a booster shot have reservations about Covid-19 vaccination for a child that age, according […] Read more »
Large Shares of the Public Worry about the Consequences of Both Ending and Keeping COVID-19 Restrictions
As federal, state, and local authorities move to roll back COVID-19 restrictions, a new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey finds many people ready to get back to normal but a public also nervous about the potential consequences. Large shares of the public are worried about the implications of both keeping […] Read more »
California: Voter Views about Covid and K-12 Schools
In its latest survey, the Berkeley IGS Poll examined a range of issues relating to how the k-12 schools are dealing with the coronavirus. Below are some of the poll’s main findings. There is strong bipartisan agreement among the overall electorate that the coronavirus has had a negative impact on […] Read more »