Education and Families
Explore Gallup's research.
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A majority of student loan borrowers who have not completed their degree say they have delayed at least one major life event due to their loan debt.
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Married people are more likely to be thriving in their wellbeing than adults who have never married, are divorced or are living with a domestic partner.
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LGBT Americans are more interested than non-LGBT adults in fostering or adoption, and are facing discrimination as a major barrier, reveals a 2023 Kidsave-Gallup study.
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Americans' lessened confidence in society's institutions and norms may affect society's ability to deal with crucial external and internal threats.
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A Gallup and Learning Heroes study shows that U.S. parents rely on grades to gauge their kids' success, but tests show racial gaps in actual performance.
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Trends measuring Americans' values need to be analyzed in the context of differences in question wording and changes in methodology.
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Demystifying U.S. foster care -- especially eligibility requirements and the experience of mentoring or parenting a foster child -- could boost mentorship and foster/adoptive parenting.
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Learn about the perceptions of and barriers to foster care and adoption, especially among Black Americans.
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Almost nine in 10 parents believe their child is at or above grade level, but other academic measures tell a different story.
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Discover parents' perceptions of their children's academic progress.
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Despite declining fertility and marriage rates, Americans want to have children and to be married.
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Black adults are more likely than adults of other racial backgrounds to consider providing foster care, but they have less trust in the foster care system overall.
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Black Americans continue to report less favorable attitudes than White adults toward policing, and interest in major police reform has also been steadily higher among Black adults.
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As the world's newly minted most populous country looks to the future, Gallup data show that young Indians are more hopeful than they have been in most years.
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Americans' satisfaction with the quality of K-12 education in the U.S. has fallen to match the lowest point on record, but parents of K-12 students are largely satisfied with the quality of their child's education.
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Thirty-eight percent of U.S. parents of K-12 children fear for their child's physical safety at school. While down slightly from last year, the reading still ranks among the highest in the past two decades.
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Americans with at least some postsecondary education are about twice as likely to volunteer their time as those with no education after high school.
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Three in four U.S. college students (76%) enjoyed their day, but 66% faced stress, 51% dealt with worry, 39% experienced loneliness, and 36% felt sadness.
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Americans broadly support race-related history and current events in U.S. schools amid discussions on racism in K-12 curricula.
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The new Gallup and Walton Family Foundation-State of American Youth Survey sheds light on how students in grades 5-12 would evaluate different aspects of their schools.