Issue Area: Workforce
HIRING AND HIGHER ED
In new research, U.S.business leaders say higher ed's resistance to change is widening skills gap, putting economic future at risk
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2012
A new report from Public Agenda suggests that business leaders fear that skyrocketing tuition and a growing skills gap could have serious consequences for the nation's economic future.
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Issue Area(s): Higher Education, Workforce, Jobs & Economy
A MATTER OF TRUST
Ten Key Insights from Recent Public Opinion Research on Attitudes About Education Among Hispanic Parents, Students and Young Adults
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2008
Public Agenda report, prepared for IBM's summit on "America's Competitiveness: Hispanic Participation in Technology Careers"
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Workforce, Jobs & Economy, Race, Science & Society
OUT BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS
Hispanic Leaders Talk about What’s Needed to Bring More Hispanic Youngsters Into Science, Technology and Math Professions
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2008
This Public Agenda report is based on in-depth interviews with 19 key leaders from vastly different fields and backgrounds.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Workforce, Jobs & Economy, Race
COMPASSION, CONCERN AND CONFLICTED FEELINGS
New Yorkers on Homelessness and Housing
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2007
Affordable housing is named as the chief concern facing New York City, and more than one-third say they feel personally vulnerable to becoming homeless.
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Issue Area(s): Workforce, Jobs & Economy
A FEW BAD APPLES?
An Exploratory Look at What Typical Americans Think About Business Ethics Today
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 2004
In focus groups conducted in collaboration with The Kettering Foundation, Public Agenda found that citizens define business ethics more broadly than executives do.
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Issue Area(s): Workforce, Jobs & Economy
MILES TO GO
A Status Report on American's Plans for Retirement
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1997
A follow-up to the 1994 study Promises to Keep, this new study explores how Americans view retirement.
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Issue Area(s): Workforce, Jobs & Economy
VALUES WE LIVE BY
What Americans Want from Welfare Reform
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1996
This study examines public attitudes toward welfare reform: why the public is so frustrated with the system; what kind of change it is seeking.
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Issue Area(s): Workforce, Jobs & Economy
PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARD WELFARE AND WELFARE REFORM
A Focus Group Report for the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation
Media Type: PDF / YEAR: 1995
Based on a series of focus groups in six cities, this study examines what citizens don't like about welfare and where they believe the system has gone wrong.
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Issue Area(s): Workforce, Jobs & Economy
LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
Young People Talk About Their Hopes and Prospects
Media Type: PDF
This survey of young adults examines the decisions they make about work or college.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Higher Education, Workforce, Jobs & Economy
TEACHING FOR A LIVING
Media Type: PDF
Everyone agrees that you can't have good education without good teachers, but how do teachers see their profession?
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Workforce
WESTCHESTER SCHOOL-TO-WORK INITIATIVE
Prospects and Challenges
Media Type: PDF
Based on a series of focus groups with Westchester principals, teachers, parents, and students, this report examines public attitudes about the Westchester School-to-Work Initiative.
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Issue Area(s): K-12 Education, Workforce