The approach of the new school year is driving a global debate about how societies should provide for children’s education as the coronavirus pandemic continues. In most countries, majorities are not comfortable about sending their children back into in-person classrooms, even though there are concerns about remote learning and the […] Read more »
Parents Slightly Favor Full-Time, In-Person School This Fall
As the 2019-2020 school year that was disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic ends, U.S. parents are more likely to prefer their children attend full-time, in-person school this fall as opposed to having full- or part-time distance learning. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of […] Read more »
Social, Economic, Health Impacts Persist as Americans Grapple with Convergence of Pandemic and Civil Unrest
American households continue to experience hardships and implement behavioral changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, though some indicators suggest modest economic improvement over the past month. Compared to late-April and early-May, results from the COVID Impact Survey’s third week of data collection (June 1-8, 2020) provide some indications of growing […] Read more »
64% of Americans oppose ‘defund the police’ movement, key goals
Strong majorities of Americans oppose the movement to “defund the police” and some of its most significant goals, specifically reshuffling funding away from law enforcement to support mental health, housing and education programs, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday finds. CONT. Kendall Karson, ABC News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is […] Read more »
A majority of voters are uncomfortable attending large gatherings, dining out
Two-thirds of American voters say they would not feel comfortable flying on a plane or attending a large gathering due to continued worry about the spread of the coronavirus, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds. Half of all voters are also uneasy about dining at restaurants, and half […] Read more »
Americans’ views on reopening their communities
… Most Americans (62%) think the government’s priority should be preventing the virus from spreading and keeping people from getting sick or dying – a drop of ten percentage points from March when 72% prioritized preventing the virus from spreading. The May survey finds that almost a third of Americans […] Read more »