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 »
Hacking Tops List of Crimes Americans Worry About Most
As the list of major U.S. retailers hit by credit card hackers continues to grow this year, Americans are more likely to worry about having credit card information they used in stores stolen by computer hackers than any other crime they are asked about. Sixty-nine percent of Americans report they […] Read more »
Americans Say Equal Pay Top Issue for Working Women
Nearly four in 10 Americans say equal pay is the top issue facing working women in the United States today, a sentiment shared by roughly the same proportions of men, women, and working women. About twice as many Americans mention equal pay as cite the second-ranked issue — equal opportunity […] Read more »
Teaching the Children: Sharp Ideological Differences, Some Common Ground
As the public grows more politically polarized, differences between conservatives and liberals extend their long reach even to opinions about which qualities are important to teach children, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center. People who express consistently conservative political attitudes across a range of issues are more […] Read more »
Return of the Security Mom?
Back in the 2002 and 2004 elections, we heard a lot about so-called “Security Moms.” Once focused almost exclusively on domestic issues like education, crime, and the economy, the priorities of these “Soccer Moms” shifted in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Instead of pocketbook issues, they […] Read more »
The Majority of Urban Parents in the U.S. Say They Struggle to Meet Household Expenses
Here’s news that won’t surprise any parents: Raising children is really expensive. According to recent Department of Agriculture projections, middle income U.S. parents who had a child in 2013 should expect to spend about $245,340 before she hits 18. And parents raising children under the age of 18 in U.S. […] Read more »