… Republicans are far more likely than Democrats or independents to both want schools to reopen and to send their school-aged children if schools did reopen in their local areas. Nevertheless, skepticism remains even among Republicans. While most Republicans want some form of reopening, most do not want schools to […] Read more »
View On The State Of The Pandemic And Government Response
… With a mounting death toll and coronavirus cases surging throughout much of the U.S., a majority of the public (60%) think that the worst is yet to come, up from 50% in May, though not as high as the 74% of adults in early April who thought things were […] Read more »
K-12 Teachers Worried About COVID-19 on the Job
As school districts around the country begin to announce their plans for educating students this fall, a broad majority of U.S. schoolteachers say they are worried about being exposed to the coronavirus while working. Three-quarters of kindergarten through high school teachers say they are “very” (57%) or “moderately” (18%) concerned […] Read more »
By Nearly a 2-1 Margin, Parents Prefer to Wait to Open Schools to Minimize COVID Risk
As state and local officials prepare for the new school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, parents with children who normally attend school overwhelmingly prefer that schools wait to restart in-person classes to reduce infection risk (60%) rather than open sooner so parents can work and students can return to the […] Read more »
Concerns about School Reopenings Loom Large
Few Americans want to see their local schools reopen for in-person instruction as usual or even with minor adjustments, according to a survey conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research July 16-20, 2020. A majority of Americans are concerned that reopening schools this fall for in-person learning […] Read more »
E & E: The coronavirus’ impact on the economy and education in the United States
On this week’s episode of Poll Hub, Pallavi Gogoi, Chief Business Editor for NPR, joins the team. The topic: whether the U.S. economy is on the path to recovery. Her expertise sheds light on the unique relationship between Americans’ perceptions of health and the economy. Then, we pick up the […] Read more »