Reports

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Unequal Justice in Louisiana:
Louisiana Voters Consider Their Public Defender System, Louisiana Justice Coalition, September 2006

Midwesterners consider state government reform:
Highlights from a five-state survey, The Joyce Foundation, August 2006

Presidential Powers, NSA Spying, and the War on Terrorism:
Americans’ Attitudes on Recent Events, ACLU, February 2006

From the Top:
Superintendents on Instructional Leadership, Education Week, July 2005

2005 National Public Health Week Survey:
How Health-Conscious Are Americans 55 and Older? A National Survey for the American Public Health Association, March 2005

Making Sense of the Election and a Plan for What Lies Ahead

Ohioans Consider Funding of the Public Schools:
Results of public opinion research of Ohio voters on a plan to restructure the funding of Ohio's public schools conducted for The Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Financing Student Success, November 2004

2004 American Community Survey:
National Survey on Communities conducted for Smart Growth America and National Association of Realtors®, October 2004

Expanding Opportunity: Communicating about the Role of Community Colleges:
Results of public opinion research conducted for Douglas Gould & Company with funding from the Ford Foundation, September 2004

The Contributions and Reputation of Community and Technical Colleges in their Communities:
Report of focus group findings, June 2004

The View from Mainstream America: The Catholic Voter in Summer 2004:
A National Opinion Survey of Likely Catholic Voters conducted for Catholics for a Free Choice, July 2004

New Englanders' Attitudes Toward Forests of Northern New England: Full Report and Analysis:
Survey of New Englanders conducted for Henry P. Kendall Foundation, December 2002

Americans’ Attitudes Toward Walking and Creating More Walkable Communities:
National survey conducted for Surface Transportation Policy Project, December 2002

Quality Before Quantity: Californians’ Views Toward Teaching and Teachers:
Survey of California residents conducted for the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, November 2002

New Englanders' Attitudes Toward Forests of Northern New England: Summary report, key charts, and press release:
Survey of New Englanders conducted for Henry P. Kendall Foundation, November 2002

Florida Voters Consider Manatee Protection:
Survey of Florida voters conducted for Environmental Media Services, March 2001

Winning the Catholic Vote: Attitudes of Catholic Voters on Politics and the Church:
National survey conducted for Catholics for a Free Choice, December 2000

Making the Grade: Teachers' Attitudes Toward Academic Standards and State Testing:
National survey of public school teachers conducted for Education Week, November 2000

Ohioans Consider Efforts to Improve their Schools:
Survey of Ohio residents conducted for the Ohio Governor's Commission for Student Success, September 2000

Americans' Attitudes Toward Smart Growth:
National survey conducted for Smart Growth America, September 2000

Religion, Reproductive Health and Access to Services:
National survey of women conducted for Catholics for a Free Choice, April 2000

Money and the American Family:
National survey conducted for AARP's Modern Maturity Magazine, May 2000

From Sprawl to Smart Growth:
New Jerseyans Face the Future: Survey of New Jersey voters conducted for New Jersey Future, August 2000

Generating Greater Participation in the 2000 Census:
National survey conducted for U.S. Census Monitoring Board, October 1999

Communicating About Oceans:
National survey conducted for The OCEAN Project, October 1999