2025 State of School Transportation

This report from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, conducted in partnership with HopSkipDrive, explores the growing challenges school administrators and parents face with student transportation and examines the impact on education, family life, and potential solutions.

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Few support punitive funding cuts to colleges and universities

Most of the public believes that colleges and universities make significant contributions to scientific and technological advancement and think their federal research funding should be maintained.

Most say gender is determined at birth

More people approve of Trump’s handling of transgender issues than his job performance overall. People are more likely to oppose than support public health insurance programs like Medicare or Medicaid covering gender-affirming medical treatments.

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Food, housing, and health care costs are a source of major stress for many people

About half the public identify the cost of groceries as a major source of financial stress. Nearly 1 in 5 of them have used so-called…

Republicans remain positive about their party; Democrats are more self-critical

While both parties face criticism, more Democrats are critical than positive about the state of the party.

The public is skeptical about the effectiveness of DEI initiatives

Fewer people perceive racial discrimination against Black or Asian people compared with 2021. About one third of the public think DEI initiatives reduce discrimination against…

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