Pew Research Center

We have new data on public views about the U.S. higher education system, and the news is not great for colleges and universities. As students and parents navigate rising costs and a challenging post-college job market and the Trump administration continues to weigh in on the role colleges and universities should play, public views of higher education have gotten more negative. ➡️ 70% of Americans say the higher education system in the U.S. is generally going in the wrong direction, up from 56% in 2020. ➡️ Views have grown more negative among both Democrats and Republicans. And the party gap on this question has narrowed. ➡️ When we asked about some specific roles and functions, relatively few Americans give colleges and universities high marks: 79% say they’re doing a fair or poor job keeping tuition costs low. About half or more rate them negatively on preparing students for well-paying jobs (55%) and developing students' critical thinking skills (49%). https://lnkd.in/dSZC7kZp

One standout finding from our recent Pew Research Center survey on parents, kids and screens? The role - and rise - of YouTube in very young kids' lives. ↗️ 62% of parents say their kid under 2 ever watches YouTube - up from 45% in 2020. 👀 35% of parents say their kid under 2 watches daily. It's not just the youngest kids, either. Overall, 85% of parents say their child 12 or younger watches YouTube - including 51% who say that's daily. And it can be a family affair - 74% of all parents say they watch with their kid. What would you want to know about kids' YouTube use? Let us know in the comments.

Support for expanding nuclear power is up in both parties since 2020 https://pewrsr.ch/48A71ld

Divorce is an important aspect of family life in the U.S. that shapes living arrangements, financial well-being and parenting. Over 1.8 million Americans divorced in 2023. And a third of Americans who have ever been married have also experienced divorce. More about #divorce in the United States: https://pewrsr.ch/47fOmsA

In a shift, most Republicans now say calling people out on social media holds them accountable. In 2020, an equal share said these callouts punish people who didn't deserve it. https://pewrsr.ch/4qdRrlA

How does the news you get make you feel? What Americans say ⬇️ https://pewrsr.ch/3KSCvsL

New from the Pew Research Center: Our annual updated look at nuclear power in the U.S. What’s the public opinion story? Support for more nuclear power plants to generate electricity is up 16 percentage points since 2020 (from 43% to 59%), driven by increasing support among both Democrats and Republicans. Also this year we asked respondents in an open-ended question why they favor or oppose more nuclear power. Why do Americans favor and oppose nuclear power in their own words? The most common reason for favoring more nuclear power is that it is a clean or low-carbon way of producing energy. Safety concerns are the most common reason why Americans oppose more nuclear power. There is a lot more analysis and information here, so check it out! Thanks to Rebecca Leppert for spearheading this work over the past few years and Isabelle Pula for managing the open-ends process. https://lnkd.in/gzmMaaCE

Here are 8 facts about divorce in the United States https://pewrsr.ch/47fOmsA

Seven-in-ten Americans now say the higher education system in the United States is generally going in the wrong direction – up from 56% who said this in 2020, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. https://pewrsr.ch/3KVWaYN

How confident are you in tackling everyday practical tasks? ️🤨😵💫 Test your skills ⬇️ We asked Americans about their confidence with these skills in a recent survey. 87% said they can make sense of charts and tables in a news article 📊 86% said they can calculate a tip in their head 🤔 88% said they can make sense of nutrition labels 🥫 We asked about some other tasks too: 95% said they can remove a stain from their clothes 👔 94% said they can clean and care for a wound 🩹 83% said they can explain what yeast does in baking bread 🍞 83% said they can grow a vegetable garden 🪏 76% said they understand which chemicals not to mix in household cleaning 🧼 76% said they can navigate using a compass outdoors 🧭 69% said they can weatherproof doors and windows 🪟 39% said they can explain a high-pressure system on a weather map ☀️ 29% said they can fix a problem with a car engine 🚗 Dive deeper into how confidence varies by gender, age and level of education: https://pewrsr.ch/4nGElvj