Most Americans think U.S. K-12 STEM education isn’t above average, but test results paint a mixed picture
Just 28% of U.S. adults say America is the best in the world or above average in K-12 STEM education compared with other wealthy nations.
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Fewer Americans view the United Nations favorably than in 2023
Today, 52% of Americans view the organization favorably, down from 57% in 2023.
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Most Americans say a free press is highly important to society
Ahead of World Press Freedom Day, 73% of U.S. adults say the freedom of the press is extremely or very important to the well-being of society.
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A look at small businesses in the U.S.
Among the roughly 6 million small business firms with employees, 49% have just one to four workers.
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Americans rate their federal, state and local governments less positively than a few years ago
Americans view their state and local governments far more positively than the federal government in Washington.
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About 1 in 4 U.S. teachers say their school went into a gun-related lockdown in the last school year
59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.
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7 facts about Americans and taxes
A majority of U.S. adults say they’re bothered a lot by the feeling that some corporations (61%) and some wealthy people (60%) don’t pay their fair share.
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How common is religious fasting in the United States?
In the United States, 21% of adults overall say they fast for certain periods during holy times.
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About half of Americans say public K-12 education is going in the wrong direction
A majority of those who say it’s headed in the wrong direction say a major reason is that schools are not spending enough time on core academic subjects.
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Few East Asian adults believe women have an obligation to society to have children
Two-thirds or more in Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam say that women should decide for themselves whether to bear children.
