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Education
Harris Poll: Given a choice, parents like the selective enrollment option - if their kids can get in
Gen Z is breaking into the trade sector as college disillusionment rises
Bridging The Character Gap: New Research Makes The Case For Growing Up With Golf
Back-to-School Shopping - Why Retailers Should Embrace The Secondhand Market
Most Americans believe it will take over two decades to pay off their student loans
Keep your finger on the pulse with the latest trends in business, culture, and more.
85% of people believe lifelong upskilling will be the new norm, but barriers still remain to make it a reality, according to new ETS/Harris Poll research
"AI native" Gen Zers are comfortable on the cutting edge
Poll: Americans Have Lost Faith in University Leaders
NCAA Conference Chaos Leaves Most Fans Unfazed: Sportico/Harris Poll
Why The Public Strongly Supports Paying College Athletes
67% of Americans Favor Paying For College Athletes: Sportico/Harris Poll
Survey shows most people want college athletes to be paid. You hear that, NCAA?
COVID set students back, but there's good news on mental health as new school year starts
Brief • 3 min Read
How Parents View Their Children's Mental Health
Recruitment Strategies Should Target New Grads And Entry-Level Hires
America is suffering a childhood character crisis
90% of 2023 graduates think college is really worth it. Here's why they're right - and politicians and pundits are wrong
Is College Worth It? It Depends
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Nine in 10 graduating students believe their college education will enable them to achieve the lifestyle they want
Harris Poll: Chicagoans are ready for CPS to make a positive change
Harris Poll: CPS sets an ambitious path for success, but public holds little optimism for improvement
What Memorable Things Did You Learn in 2022?
Survey Said: Ten Polls That Generated The Most Interest In 2022
There's student debt common ground to build on
Real reasons to save midtier private colleges
84% of parents learned more about their kids' education during COVID pandemic, survey says
What colleges can do right now to help alleviate the mental health crisis on campus
5 ways parents can help protect their kids' mental health at college
Crisis on campus: 60% of college kids are living with mental health disorders, and schools are woefully unprepared
Poll: Americans value "health and safety" over in-person learning
Brief • 3 min Read
Parents Still Struggle to Save for College
Harris Poll finds 82% of parents have a greater appreciation for teachers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
Brief • 2 min Read
Lesson Learned: Parents’ Post-Pandemic Education Preferences for their School-Aged Children
Op-Ed: A return to 'normal' education isn't what kids need
Teachers on Reddit reveal the new Gen Z school cliques: "It's just all over the place now"
Brief • 3 min Read
Americans Pull Back Support on Student Loan Debt Forgiveness
Increasingly urgent and polarized conversations surrounding the student loan debt crisis may actually have convinced fewer Americans to support student loan debt cancelation.
Brief • 4 min Read
Americans Want to End Standardized Tests for Good
Three in five Americans agree that U.S. colleges and universities should stop requiring standardized test scores altogether.
60% of Americans believe colleges should drop the SAT
The limits of Biden's plan to cancel student debt
Brief • 6 min Read
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Student Debt Reform
The majority of Americans support reforms to student loans and education costs, and most think the new presidential administration is up to the task.
Are Americans Turning 'Socialist' About Student Debt?
The pandemic is taking a toll on children's mental health. We need to prioritize returning them to the classroom.
Virtual classes? In person? Turns out, most parents just want school canceled until spring
The U.S. education system is in crisis. Now's the time to reinvent it
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The Class of COVID-19
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Text Anxiety: Online-Learning and Home Schooling
Case Study • 2 min Read