Toplines - Teachers - May 5-6, 2008

Teachers

Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted May 5-6, 2008

1* Is being a teacher one of the most important jobs in our country today?

64% Yes

20% No

16% Not sure

2* Are public school teachers paid too much, too little or about right?

10% Too much

57% Too little

26% About right

7% Not sure

3* In terms of shaping the direction of your own life, how important were your teachers?

39% Very important

41% Somewhat important

14% Not very important

3% Not at all important

3% Not sure

4* Has public school education gotten better or worse over the past 10 years?

19% Better

62% Worse

11% Neither

9% Not sure

5* Generally speaking, do private schools provide a better education than public schools?

53% Yes

28% No

19% Not sure

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