Kiley Hurst

59% of public K-12 teachers say they are at least somewhat worried about the possibility of a shooting ever happening at their school.

Many public K-12 teachers say people should know that teaching is hard job, and that teachers care about students and deserve respect.

We asked public K-12 teachers, teens and U.S. adults how they see topics related to race and LGBTQ issues playing out in the classroom.

Women now make up 35% of workers in the United States’ 10 highest-paying occupations – up from 13% in 1980.

63% of Americans are pessimistic about the country’s moral and ethical standards, and 59% are pessimistic about its education system.

53% of U.S. adults say people overlooking racial discrimination is a bigger problem than people seeing it where it really didn’t exist.

Today, 51% of U.S. adults say they support the Black Lives Matter movement – down from 67% in June 2020. A majority of Americans say the increased focus on race and racial inequality in the past three years hasn't led to improvement for Black Americans.

Among married couples in the United States, women’s financial contributions have grown steadily over the last half century. Even when earnings are similar, husbands spend more time on paid work and leisure, while wives devote more time to caregiving and housework.

14% of parents say their neighborhood is only a fair or poor place to raise kids; these parents also have greater worry for their kids' well-being.

How are U.S. parents raising their children these days, and how does their approach compare with the way their own parents raised them?