National Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted March 6-7, 2010

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Who should have the final say on what textbooks are used in the classroom – the federal government, state government, local government, teachers or parents?

9% Federal government

9% State government

15% Local government

34% Teachers

24% Parents

9% Not sure

2* If parents do not approve of textbooks selected by a school, should they be allowed to transfer their child to another school that uses other textbooks?

61% Yes
27% No

12% Not sure

3* If all public schools use textbooks that are unacceptable to parents, should the school district make arrangements for the student to attend an acceptable private school?

29% Yes
53% No
18% Not sure

4* Do most school history textbooks portray American history accurately?

31% Yes
43% No
26% Not sure

5* Are most school textbooks more concerned about accurately providing information or about presenting information in a politically correct manner?

27% Accurately providing information
55% Presenting information in a politically correct manner
18% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence