K-12

Pew Research Center’s political typology sorts Americans into cohesive, like-minded groups based on their values, beliefs, and views about politics and the political system. Use this tool to compare the groups on some key topics and their demographics.

Here is what our surveys found about the students most likely to lack the home internet connectivity needed to finish schoolwork.

Republicans are critical of how major institutions, from large corporations and tech companies to universities and K-12 public schools, are affecting the U.S.

More Americans now say the possibility that students will fall behind academically without in-person instruction should be given a lot of consideration.

38% of parents with children whose K-12 schools closed in the spring said that their child was likely to face digital obstacles in schoolwork.

Americans with lower incomes are particularly likely to have concerns related to the digital divide and the digital “homework gap.”

64% of parents with children in elementary, middle or high school express at least some concern about their children falling behind.

91% of EU students in primary and secondary school were studying English in 2017 – more than all other foreign languages learned combined.

As schools close and classes and assignments shift online, some students do not have reliable access to the internet at home.

Teens in the South express their religion in school more often than teens in other parts of the United States.