Americans have fallen way behind. The rent’s overdue and evictions are looming. Two-thirds of parents say their kids have fallen behind in school. And one in five households say someone in the home has been unable to get medical care for a serious condition. These are some of the main […] Read more »
Kids could be the budget bill’s big winners — or losers
President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats are poised to channel historic investments into programs for kids — if they can navigate around competing demands, particularly from programs for seniors, as they slim down the massive public investment and social safety net bill now under intense negotiation on Capitol Hill. The […] Read more »
Will parents get their younger kids vaccinated?
… At the moment there are many parents saying they will get their children vaccinated, but nearly as many saying they won’t, with plenty of “maybes” in between. As you might expect, there’s a strong connection here between this stance and whether the parent is vaccinated, or not. … And […] Read more »
What’s in Democrats’ Build Back Better plan? A lot of Americans don’t know
While congressional Democrats negotiate within their ranks over the “Build Back Better” plan, the public is more likely to have heard about what it would cost than about the specific policies that would be in it. Despite the popularity, in principle, of these program ideas, some of the very popular […] Read more »
Local school boards emerge as hot races in November election
… Across the U.S., local school board races have emerged as an intense political battleground in the Nov. 2 elections, with much at stake for students. Parental protests over COVID-19-related mask mandates, gender-neutral bathrooms, and teachings about racial history, sexuality and social-emotional learning are being leveraged into full-fledged board takeover […] Read more »
55% Would Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Child
A steady 55% of parents in the U.S. with children under 12 say they would get their child vaccinated against the coronavirus if such a vaccine were available. The Sept. 13-19 update to Gallup’s probability-based COVID-19 web panel survey ended one day before Pfizer and BioNTech announced they would seek […] Read more »