Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

Conducted December 9-10, 2008

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Should the secretary of Education be an advocate for teachers or an advocate for students?

19% Teachers

66% Students

15% Not sure

2* How important are social factors outside the school in determining a student’s performance in school – very important, somewhat important, not very important, not at all important?

62% Very important

29% Somewhat important

6% Not very important

1% Not at all important

2% Not sure

3* Who is more important to a student’s success in school – parents or teachers?

72% Parents

20% Teachers

8% Not sure

4* Are teachers’ unions more interested in the quality of education or in protecting their members’ jobs?

23% Quality of education

66% Protecting their member’s jobs

12% Not sure

5* Are public school teachers paid too much, too little or about the right amount?

8% Too much

55% Too little

33% About the right amount

5% Not sure

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