Questions - Public Schools - February 23-24, 2011
Americans Agree Public Schools Are Good Investment But Say Their Quality Has Fallen
46% View Unionized Teachers As a Bad Thing, 37% Disagree
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National
Survey of 1,000 Adults
Conducted
February 23-24, 2011
By
Rasmussen Reports
1* Overall, how would you rate the
performance of your child’s school? (Only Answered by 340 Adults Who Have
Children in Grades K-12)
2* Which
type of schooling generally is best for students—public school, private school,
or home school?
3* Is public school education a good investment for
taxpayers?
4* Does the government spend too
much on public education, not enough on public education or do they spend about
the right amount?
5* Has public school education become better or worse
over the past 10 years?
6* Is being a teacher one of the most important jobs
in our country today?
7* Are public school teachers paid too much, too little or about right?
8* In terms of its impact on the
nation, is it a good thing or a bad thing that most teachers belong to public
employee unions?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence