The state of the American economy looms over the public creating long-term pessimism about the state of the country, making the economy, wages and jobs the biggest factor in people’s vote in the last national election and the next. People are very aware of improvements in the macro economy and […] Read more »
Republicans Sure Love to Hate Unions
A paradox of American politics is that Republicans take organized labor more seriously than Democrats do. The right sees unions as a mainstay of the left, a crucial source of cash, campaign manpower and votes. … The economic forces working against unions, especially private sector unions – globalization, the shift […] Read more »
Poll of Latino families finds optimism despite many obstacles
In partnership with Univision and The Denver Post, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) today released a national survey of 1,000 Latino adults that relates the challenges and successes their families experience living in the United States. Latinos, ranging from new immigrants to long-time U.S. citizens, are keenly aware of discrimination […] Read more »
How Democrats Owe Their Midterm Losses to Student Loans
… Younger voters did not show up on Election Day in the numbers necessary to avoid a Republican wave, and the younger voters who did show were not nearly as likely to vote for Democrats as they had been in years past. … One of Democrats’ struggles is that voters […] Read more »
Teachers Favor Common Core Standards, Not the Testing
The large majority of U.S. public school teachers, 76%, react positively to the primary goal of the Common Core — to have all states use the same set of academic standards for reading, writing and math in grades K-12. However, this positivity fades when the topic turns to using computerized […] Read more »
Public School Parents Now Divided on Common Core
Parents of U.S. public school students in grades K-12 are about evenly divided over the Common Core State Standards. Thirty-five percent view them negatively and 33% view them positively, while another third aren’t familiar with them or don’t have an opinion. This reflects a slight shift since April, when parents […] Read more »