Public opinion research has investigated how educators, employers, young people and the public at large view key issues about high school preparation. Surveys and polls have explored everything from why high school students drop out to how well graduates are prepared for college and careers.

Below offers a sampling of key findings across a broad range of topics, broken out by audience, that can be used to add flavor to conversations, speeches and presentations and to help shape message-making and myth-breaking materials to educate key audiences about why all students need to graduate ready for their future.

• What Students Are Saying
• What Graduates Are Saying
• What K-12 Educators Are Saying
• What Employers Are Saying
• What Parents Are Saying
• What College Leaders & Faculty Are Saying
• What Voters Are Saying