This poll was conducted between August 10-13, 2023, among a sample of 2,259 adults. The interviews were conducted online, and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. This report highlights: (1) wellbeing and happiness; (2) views on K-12 education; (3) views on…

This poll was conducted between July 7-17, 2023, among a sample of 2,256 adults. The interviews were conducted online, and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. This report highlights: (1) wellbeing and happiness; (2) views on K-12 education; (3) views on…

This poll was conducted between September 12-14, 2023, among a sample of 2,258 adults. The interviews were conducted online, and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. This report highlights: (1) wellbeing and happiness; (2) views on K-12 education; (3)…

This poll was conducted between October 12-16, 2023, among a sample of 2,251 adults. The interviews were conducted online, and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. This report highlights: (1) views on K-12 education; (2) schooling and experiences in K-12…

This Deans Summary highlights the key themes and insights of the GMAC Prospective Students Survey -- 2023 Summary Report. It continues to explore trends in the candidate pipeline, program preferences, and career goals as well as new questions added to this year's survey about first-generation candidates, motivations for pursuing GME, and social…

This poll was conducted between June 13-15, 2023, among a sample of 2,325 adults. The interviews were conducted online, and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. This report highlights: (1) wellbeing and happiness; (2) views on K-12 education; (3) views on…

This poll was conducted between December 9-12, 2022 among a sample of 2,200 adults. The interviews were conducted online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of adults based on gender, educational attainment, age, race, and region. Among the key findings are: (1) One out of four parents indicate that their child has switched…

For more than a decade, the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) Prospective Students Survey (PSS) has provided the world's graduate business schools with critical insights into the decision-making processes of people currently considering applying to a graduate management education (GME) program. Its questions--covering a diverse range of…

Unlike previous years of our "Schooling in America" survey project, our researchers are releasing multiple sets of results in a new, chart-focused format. This report is focused on questions we asked about families' homeschooling experiences and their opinions about homeschooling during the pandemic. We also include breakouts to show…

In November 2019, the Legislative Budget Board published a management and performance review of the Houston Independent School District. Among its recommendations was one that concerned professional development for teachers of English learners (ELs). Specifically, the report recommended: "[S]urveying teachers of ELs to determine where they…

Unless otherwise noted, data and charts in this report are based on surveys conducted between October 12, 2021 and January 16, 2022 among a sample of 998 special education parents and 3,716 non-special needs parents. The interviews were administered online and the data were weighted to approximate a target sample of Parents based on gender,…

This report provides the survey questions and weighted responses from a July 2021 survey of parents concerning school hesitancy and preferences for COVID-19 safety practices in schools in the United States. The results are intended to inform school districts' and health officials' planning for operating schools in fall 2021. [For the survey…

Despite comprising only a small fraction of all vocational education and training (VET) in Schools enrolments, programs that count towards both national VET qualifications and university entry potentially fill an important role in the upper-secondary school curriculum. The aim of this study is to take a first step in gaining an understanding of…