Importance of Public Education Priorities for state leaders and the Legislature: Public school financing (August 2024)

Importance of Public Education Priorities for state leaders and the Legislature: Public school financing (August 2024)

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Extremely important42%
Very important31%
Somewhat important17%
Not very important3%
Not important2%
Don't know/No opinion5%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
Extremely important57%46%27%
Very important29%20%35%
Somewhat important9%17%24%
Not very important1%6%4%
Not important1%5%3%
Don't know/No opinion3%6%7%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
Extremely important57%40%63%
Very important31%37%26%
Somewhat important5%17%8%
Not very important2%2%1%
Not important1%1%1%
Don't know/No opinion4%3%2%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
Extremely important21%24%31%
Very important33%44%32%
Somewhat important28%21%23%
Not very important5%4%3%
Not important5%1%3%
Don't know/No opinion9%5%8%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
Extremely important58%39%32%
Very important29%32%33%
Somewhat important9%15%23%
Not very important1%3%4%
Not important1%2%3%
Don't know/No opinion2%9%5%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
Extremely important45%58%71%
Very important34%33%19%
Somewhat important18%8%4%
Not very important1%0%2%
Not important0%1%1%
Don't know/No opinion3%1%3%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
Extremely important31%30%34%
Very important35%36%26%
Somewhat important25%22%23%
Not very important3%4%6%
Not important1%2%4%
Don't know/No opinion3%6%6%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
Extremely important40%46%42%
Very important31%33%31%
Somewhat important18%12%19%
Not very important3%2%2%
Not important2%2%1%
Don't know/No opinion5%5%5%

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CategoryMaleFemale
Extremely important37%46%
Very important32%31%
Somewhat important21%14%
Not very important3%2%
Not important3%1%
Don't know/No opinion4%6%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
Extremely important38%45%40%
Very important33%30%31%
Somewhat important17%16%19%
Not very important3%3%2%
Not important3%2%1%
Don't know/No opinion5%5%7%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
Extremely important37%40%44%44%
Very important38%31%31%27%
Somewhat important18%17%16%18%
Not very important3%2%3%3%
Not important1%2%2%2%
Don't know/No opinion2%8%4%6%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
Extremely important23%37%42%47%44%49%
Very important45%27%34%28%33%30%
Somewhat important23%22%13%17%15%16%
Not very important0%4%3%3%3%1%
Not important0%1%2%2%2%4%
Don't know/No opinion10%9%7%3%4%0%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
Extremely important42%36%46%51%
Very important34%31%34%23%
Somewhat important16%22%11%13%
Not very important2%4%2%3%
Not important1%3%2%3%
Don't know/No opinion5%5%4%7%

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CategoryThe Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is the word of God but not everything in it should be taken literally, word for word.The Bible is a book written by men and is not the word of God.Don't know.
Extremely important35%40%54%45%
Very important38%30%27%26%
Somewhat important19%19%13%13%
Not very important1%5%1%2%
Not important2%2%2%2%
Don't know/No opinion6%4%4%12%

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