Key takeaways:

• Americans trust Biden and Democrats more than Republicans on looking out for children and caring for children’s well-being.
• Top priorities for kids are safety from gun violence and learning what’s needed for success. Top school concerns are education quality, mental health, funding, and teacher pay.
• Democratic priorities on childcare and education, like affordable childcare, paid family and medical leave, and universal preschool are much more popular than Republican priorities, like banning critical race theory and restricting the rights of transgender students.

Americans Trust Biden and Democrats More Than Republicans to Look Out for Children and Care for Their Well-Being

Independents trust Biden and Democrats more to “[look] out for children” (net +13 Biden and Democrats) but are more divided on which party they trust more to “[care] for children’s well-being” (net +3 Republicans).

Americans’ Top Priorities Around Children Are Preventing Gun Violence and Ensuring Educational Quality

Keeping children “safe from gun violence” is the top priority for Democrats (64%), independents (57%), and parents (51%).

• Republicans stand alone in their prioritization of “preventing [children] from being exposed to woke ideas” (54%) over protecting them from gun violence (40%).

Quality, Student Mental Health, Funding, and […]