Over half of registered voters would support a law that bans teachers from discussing gender identity and sexual orientation with students before fourth grade. That’s according to the latest Fox News poll, released Wednesday. … Voters increasingly believe coronavirus is under control (86% say at least somewhat under control, up […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Majority wants Title 42 coronavirus border restrictions to remain
Nearly five times as many voters think border security has gotten worse over the last two years as say it has improved, according to the latest Fox News survey. In addition, a majority favors keeping Title 42 restrictions — the pandemic-era policy allowing the U.S. to remove migrants on public […] Read more »
Parents report improvements in their child’s educational attainment compared to last year
A new NPR/Ipsos poll among parents of school-aged children finds that most parents report their kids are rebounding from the educational toll of the pandemic, at least from an academic perspective. However, these improvements are not felt equally parents whose child(ren) receive special education services or have an Individualized Education […] Read more »
The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it’s background noise
Math textbooks axed for their treatment of race; a viral Twitter account directing ire at LGBTQ teachers; a state law forbidding classroom discussion of sexual identity in younger grades; a board book for babies targeted as “pornographic.” Lately it seems there’s a new controversy erupting every day over how race, […] Read more »
Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US
Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting diverging preferences on how to deal with the pandemic as federal, state and local restrictions fall by the wayside. Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask […] Read more »
Misinformation about the invasion of Ukraine viewed as a major problem
As the war in Ukraine enters its third month, most Americans agree that the spread of misinformation about the Russian invasion is a problem. Sixty-one percent, including 63% of Democrats and 59% of Republicans, say it is a major issue. Only 7% say it is not a problem at all. […] Read more »