Department of Education

Americans overwhelmingly oppose school reopenings, data finds

Assistant Professor Jonathan Collins co-authored this article about a study he led that found that the majority of Americans expressed strong opposition to school reopenings.

In The Washington Post's Monkey Cage Blog, Assistant Professor Jonathan Collins shares the findings of a study where 1,237 U.S. adults were asked: What do ordinary Americans think about schools reopening? How does race shape these attitudes? "Overall, we find while many citizens have strong reservations about schools reopening, that’s especially true among Black Americans, who also worry that remote instruction will cause Black and Latinx students to fall behind."

Americans overwhelmingly oppose school reopenings, data finds (co-authored by Jonathan Collins) — The Washington Post