A firm majority of Americans, 59%, are worried about not having enough money for retirement, surpassing eight other financial matters. A majority of Americans have reported being “very” or “moderately” worried about retirement savings every year since 2001, illustrating that saving for retirement disquiets Americans in both good and bad […] Read more »
Answers on Affirmative Action Depend on How You Pose the Question
Polling about affirmative action and racial issues is inherently difficult, and responses differ rather widely based on question wording. As a result, both sides in the debate are able to promote poll numbers that suggest a majority of Americans agrees with them. In the wake of Tuesday’s Supreme Court decision […] Read more »
Young Adults Cite College Costs as Their Top Money Problem
Paying tuition or college loans far exceeds other money matters as the top financial challenge young adults in the U.S. say they face today. More than one in five adults aged 18 to 29 mention college costs as the biggest financial problem their families are dealing with, well exceeding the […] Read more »
Republicans See Political Wedge in Common Core
… A once little-known set of national educational standards introduced in 44 states and the District of Columbia with the overwhelming support of Republican governors, the Common Core has incited intense resistance on the right and prompted some in the party to reverse field and join colleagues who believe it […] Read more »
When It Comes to Expanding Pre-K, Americans Are Divided by Party and Race
What policies would do the most to increase opportunity for children? The latest College Board/National Journal Next America Poll finds relatively broad consensus on what options provide the most effective points of leverage—but stubborn differences remain between Democrats and Republicans, and between whites and minorities. As the following tables show, […] Read more »
Jeb Bush’s Stance on Education May Not Be That Controversial
… The case against Bush, as articulated by Ben Smith of BuzzFeed, turns mainly on the notion that Bush’s moderate stances on immigration and education could prove problematic in the primaries. According to the polls, however, Republican views on both issues are more flexible than Smith and other news media […] Read more »