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A new poll finds 88 percent of parents rate child care as very good or excellent. But researchers say that's off base. By their measures, just 10 percent of child care rates as high quality.

NPR Poll: Are Parents Overrating The Quality Of Child Care?

5:46pm October 17, 2016

by Joe Neel

Almost all parents rate their child care as very good or excellent, according to a new NPR poll. But researchers say that's off base, and that just 10 percent of child care is high quality.

Jason Olsen, a 39-year-old policy adviser for the Department of Labor, uses the Washington, D.C., Metro to commute to work three times a week. On the other days of the week, Olsen telecommutes from home to avoid the challenge of taking the Metro.

Workplaces Can Be Particularly Stressful For Disabled Americans, Poll Finds

9:14am July 13, 2016

by Yuki Noguchi

Many disabled adults want to work — and many do. But a survey shows that a workplace can be particularly stressful for them, and workplaces may not be doing enough to lower the stress.

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Health & Safety

Work Can Be A Stressful And Dangerous Place For Many

11:57am July 11, 2016

by Joe Neel

The latest poll on your health from NPR and its partners finds that most people think their workplace is supportive of actions to improve health. But gaps suggest there is room for improvement.

Gregory "Buster" Coleman in his cap and gown. Each graduate of the Kennedy School of Government carried an inflatable globe.

Health & Safety

'Buster' Goes To Harvard: A Proud Day For Liberia's Top Cop

8:36am June 23, 2016

by M. Holden Warren

Liberia's top cop stared Ebola in the eye and didn't blink. But when he came to the Ivy League school to study, he was sweating it.

President Barack Obama jokes with his daughter Malia Obama as they walk to board Air Force One from the Marine One helicopter, as they leave Chicago en route to Los Angeles last month.

Malia Obama Will Attend Harvard, White House Says

1:03pm May 01, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

She's going to take a gap year and begin at Harvard during fall 2017, according to a statement from the First Lady's office.

Politics & Government

Harvard Poll: Millennials Yearn For Bernie, But Prefer Clinton To Trump

11:31pm April 25, 2016

by Brakkton Booker

Poll finds just 17 percent of millennials view GOP presidential candidate Donald positively. While Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders is the only candidate with a positive net favorable rating.

Watch the webcast April 20 at 12:30 p.m. ET about health care inequality from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Webcast: Health Care Inequalities In America

4:32pm April 20, 2016

by Joe Neel

NPR polls found significant differences in the quality of health care experienced by Americans, depending on income. A webcast at 12:30 p.m. ET Wednesday will examine the disparities.

A group of students calling themselves Reclaim Harvard Law School has been occupying a student center for weeks, demanding greater attention to racial issues, including more diversity among the faculty.

History Of Slavery, Future Of Diversity Still At Issue At Harvard

3:50pm March 06, 2016

Student protesters calling themselves Reclaim Harvard Law School say a recommendation that a slavery-tainted symbol be retired is not enough to end their occupation of a student center.

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Poll: Do you think the cost of the health care you received during your most recent visit was reasonable or unreasonable?

Health Quality An Issue For Poor, 2 Years Into Obamacare, Poll Finds

4:29pm February 29, 2016

by Joe Neel

People are relatively satisfied with the health care they receive, the new poll finds. But low-income Americans are more likely to say the quality of health care they get is only fair to poor.

Harvard Yard, ringed primarily by freshmen dorms, is a big draw for camera-wielding tourists.

New Rule For Harvard Tourists: No Taking Photos Of Students Through Windows

3:53pm September 10, 2015

by Laura Wagner

Some students complained that they felt like they were in a zoo when visitors to Harvard Yard took photographs of them through classroom windows.