AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
A Status Report on Rudeness in America
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2002
Most Americans say rudeness and disrespect are a serious problem in society and that the situation is getting worse.
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Issue Area(s): Other
KNOWING IT BY HEART
Americans Consider the Consitution and its Meaning
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2002
While most Americans admit they do not have detailed knowledge about the Constitution and Bill of Rights, they seem to have absorbed its core values of protecting the rights of all citizens.
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Issue Area(s): Civic Education, Voting & Government
MEETING THE COMPETITION
College and University Presidents, Faculty & State Legislators View the New Competitive Academic Arena
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2002
In interviews and group discussions with higher education officials and state legislators, we found a growing number say market forces and increased competition are reshaping academia.
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Issue Area(s): Higher Education
REALITY CHECK 2002
A Special Report
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2002
The fifth annual progress report on the academic standards movement finds widespread support among teachers and parents, while high school students seem to be adjusting comfortably to the new provisions.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
SIZING THINGS UP
What Parents, Teachers & Students Think About Large and Small High Schools
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2002
Parents whose children attend small high schools were more likely to praise academics and say struggling students get help, while parents whose children were in large schools reported more students falling through the cracks.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
WHAT PARENTS ARE SAYING ABOUT TV TODAY
A Report from Public Agenda for the Family-Friendly Progamming Forum
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2002
Based on Public Agenda's broader research on families, this analysis outlines parents' concerns about sex, violence, and profanity on TV and profiles some of the important differences among various groups.
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Issue Area(s): Children & Families
WHEN IT'S YOUR OWN CHILD
A Report on Special Education from the Families Who Use It
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2002
The stigma once attached to children with disabilities is disappearing, according to parents of special education students.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Children & Families
PUBLIC THINKING ABOUT COPING WITH THE COST OF HEALTH CARE
How Do We Pay For What We Need?
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2001
The report, Public Thinking about Coping With The Cost Of Health Care: How Do We Pay For What We Need?, is based on research involving conversations with more than 1,000 citizens in deliberative forums held in 40 states and the District of Columbia..S.
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Issue Area(s): Health Care
FOR GOODNESS' SAKE
Why So Many Want Religion to Play a Greater Role in American Life
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2001
Americans equate religious faith with personal morality, and view religion as one of the few available antidotes to a decline in civic morality.
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Issue Area(s): Religion
JUST WAITING TO BE ASKED
A Fresh Look at Attitudes on Public Engagement
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2001
Parents and the public would like to see more community involvement, but two-thirds say they're comfortable leaving decisions to the professionals.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Public Engagement/Deliberative Democracy
REALITY CHECK 2001
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2001
This fourth annual progress report on the academic standards movement finds that teachers, parents, students, employers, and college professors broadly endorse local initiatives to raise standards.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Higher Education
TRYING TO STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME
Superintendents & Principals Talk About School Leadership
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2001
School superintendents and principals say that good leadership can turn around even the most troubled schools, but that politics and bureaucracy too often stand in the way.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
A SENSE OF CALLING
Who Teaches and Why
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2000
At a time of intense concern over the quality of the teaching force, this study shows that individuals entering the profession are admirably dedicated to their craft.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
How the Public and Parents - White, African-American and Hispanic - View Higher Education
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2000
This survey finds that a towering 87% of Americans believe that a college education has become as important as a high school diploma used to be.
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Issue Area(s): Higher Education, Race
NECESSARY COMPROMISES
How Parents, Employers and Children's Advocates View Child Care Today
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2000
Parents struggle with fears and concerns over who should care for their children, believing the primary responsibility of child care rests with them.
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Issue Area(s): Early Childhood, Children & Families
REALITY CHECK 2000
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2000
This third annual survey on the state of school reform raises serious questions about what impact academic standards are having in classrooms nationwide.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
DOING COMPARATIVELY WELL
Why the Public Loves Higher Education & Criticizes K-12
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1999
The first report to compare the public's perception of higher and lower education by examining the findings of a number of research projects.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Higher Education
KIDS THESE DAYS '99
What Americans Really Think about the Next Generation
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1999
The second in a series of studies to document Americans' attitudes towards the nation's youth.
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Issue Area(s): Children & Families
ON THIN ICE
How Advocates and Opponents Could Misread the Public's View on Vouchers and Charter Schools
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1999
The debate over alternatives to traditional public education is now at political center stage.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
PLAYING THEIR PARTS
Parents & Teachers Talk About Parental Involvement In Public Schools
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1999
This study is based on two national surveys, one with 1,000 public school teachers and the other with 1,220 parents of children in public schools.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Children & Families
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION
A White Paper Prepared for the Ford Foundation by Public Agenda
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1999
Commissioned by the Ford Foundation, this paper defines public engagement and outlines the successful strategies for involving citizens.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Public Engagement/Deliberative Democracy
REALITY CHECK 1999
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1999
The second annual education survey contrasts the varying perspectives of teachers, parents, students and employers on the quality of public schools.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Where the Public Stands
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1999
Recent news reports have suggested a growing backlash by parents in many communities against tougher school standards and standardized tests.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
Leaders' Expectations of Higher Education
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1999
This Public Agenda survey reveals that employers, professors, government officials and higher ed administrators are no less perplexed by another problem on the nation's campuses: too many freshmen are not ready to take on college-level course work.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
HERE TO STAY
The Domestic and International Priorities of Latino Leaders
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1998
First comprehensive survey of native and foreign-born U.S. Latino leaders about their concerns and practices for U.S. policy.
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Issue Area(s): Immigration, Foreign Policy, Race
REALITY CHECK (1998)
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1998
Public Agenda's Reality Check is a special feature of Education Week's annual report Quality Counts.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Higher Education
TIME TO MOVE ON
African American & White Parents Set and Agenda for Public Schools
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1998
This comprehensive national study takes an in-depth look at the views of black and white parents toward public school integration, academic standards, and student achievement as well as parental involvement, teacher quality, safety and discipline.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Race
DIFFERENT DRUMMERS
How Teachers of Teachers View Public Education
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1997
This is the first comprehensive survey of the views of education professors from United States colleges and universities.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education
GETTING BY
What American Teenagers Really Think About Their Schools
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1997
Public high school students are the focus of this national telephone survey that examines how teens view their schools, teachers and the learning process.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Race
GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS
What People Really Think About the Education Press
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1997
The role the media play in shaping perceptions of the public schools is a recurring theme in the ongoing debate over the quality of public education.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education