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