Education & Politics

Among all U.S. adults, 63% favor making tuition at public colleges free, including 37% who strongly favor the proposal.

Half of U.S. adults say colleges and universities that brought students back to campus made the right decision, while 48% say they did not.

The public sees health risks to students and teachers as the top factor to be given a lot of consideration as schools decide whether to reopen.

There are differences among Democrats in perceptions of the front-runners’ political views by race and ethnicity, age, education and ideology.

Republicans are less likely than Democrats to see colleges and K-12 public schools as open to a range of viewpoints.

Nearly six-in-ten Americans participate in some type of community group or organization, including 11% who say they take part in at least four such groups.

Growing share sees 'great deal of difference' between the parties

In the nearly two years since the 2016 presidential election, Americans’ views of the seriousness of several national problems have changed, with concerns about drug addiction, college affordability, sexism and racism on the rise.

About six-in-ten Americans say higher education in the United States is going in the wrong direction. Republicans and Democrats are worlds apart on why.

A record 276,500 foreign graduates received work permits under the Optional Practical Training program in the U.S. in 2017, up from 257,100 in 2016.