Public Agenda’s Hidden Common Ground Initiative is a multi-year research project created to challenge the narrative that Americans are hopelessly divided and incapable of working together to create fair and effective solutions to today’s challenges.
The initiative explores cross-partisan common ground, by asking Americans across the country about their views on topical issues, as well as what they see as solutions to overcoming partisan animosity.
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Education
In 2025, the American Council on Education (ACE) will launch the new Carnegie Student Access and Earnings Classification According to ACE, the...
In Their Words: Hidden Common Ground Audio Journals on Racism, Racial Justice, and Religion
Democracy
82223 Subscribe These audio journals were captured as part of our Hidden Common Ground initiative The recordings, which serve as a companion to...
Report
American Perspectives on Racism and Racial Justice: A Hidden Common Ground Report
Democracy
Americans widely agree on racial equality as a general principle, but Americans differ by political affiliation and by race and ethnicity in their...
