School surveys that collect information from students and create a perceived need for Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum have caught the attention of Missouri authorities. Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued subpoenas this week to seven school districts that allegedly employ student surveys—created by education companies Panorama and Project Wayfinder—to gather data about parents’ political…
Worry Over Student Surveying Leads Missouri Attorney General to Subpoena Seven School Districts
AAA Study Finds Many Consumers Don’t Trust Self-Driving Vehicles
A new AAA survey has found that American consumers remain skeptical when it comes to driverless vehicles, but would prefer better automatic performance features in existing models. “You can’t sell consumers on the future if they don’t trust the present,” said Greg Brannon, director of AAA’s automotive engineering in a statement regarding the survey. “And…
Crime, Economic Issues, and Housing Are Black Americans’ Top Concerns: Survey
Violence and crime, the economy, and housing top the list of important community issues for black Americans, according to a survey conducted by the U.S.-based Pew Research Center. Pew released its report on black identity on Thursday, which drew data from 6,513 panelists who were sampled from Oct. 14 – 17 last year. All respondents were aged…
Western Australia Ranked Most Attractive Place in World for Mining Investment
The Australian state of Western Australia (WA) has been ranked the top jurisdiction in the world for mining investment based on investment attractiveness, an annual survey has found. The resource-rich state moved up from the fourth place in 2020, pipping Saskatchewan, Canada (second) and Nevada, U.S.A. (third) in the Fraser Institute’s 2021 Annual Survey of…
Young Canadians Halt Home Purchase Plans, As Wealth Decreases for the First Time Since Start of Pandemic: StatCan
The youngest Canadian households saw their wealth decrease for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting them to avoid home purchases and reduce financial assets, Statistics Canada says. A recent report from the agency shows that the average wealth of those in the youngest age group—in which the major income earner is…
Survey Reveals Scale of Sexual Harassment Among Australian University Students
A 2021 survey conducted by Universities Australia (UA) has found that close to 50 percent of the university student population has experienced sexual harassment at least once. In addition, one in 20 Australian university students have been sexually assaulted and one in six have been sexually harassed since starting university, while in the past 12…
More Than Half of Canadian Office Workers Want to Keep Working Remotely: Survey
With the gradual relaxation of COVID-19 measures, a majority of Canadian office workers say they want to keep their remote work pattern, a new survey shows. More than half of 1,595 Canadian officer workers say that working mostly or entirely remote is their ideal work scenario, compared to one in eight (12 percent) who prefer…
US Small Business Sentiment Drops to Lowest in Over a Year—Survey
U.S. small business confidence fell to the lowest in over a year in February in the face of a wave of inflation that is forcing a record percentage of establishments to raise prices and denting their outlook for the economy, a survey showed on Tuesday. The National Federation of Independent Business said its Small Business…
ECB Survey Sees Inflation Back Under Target Next Year
FRANKFURT—Eurozone inflation could still fall below 2 percent next year, a fresh survey published by the European Central Bank showed on Friday, just a day after the bank warned about growing consumer price pressures. The ECB kept policy unchanged on Thursday but finally acknowledged mounting inflation risks and even opened the door to an interest…
How to Develop Lifelong Clients
By Krista Mashore According to a survey of businesses conducted by the consulting company Invesp (which specializes in conversion rate optimization), it costs five times more to obtain new clients as it does to retain old ones, and businesses have a 60 percent to 70 percent chance of re-selling to former clients versus a 5…
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