Most Effective in Improving K-12 Education (February 2017)
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|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 13% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 7% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 13% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 20% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 8% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 21% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 4% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 7% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 7% |
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| category | Democrat | Independent | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 5% | 9% | 21% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 2% | 9% | 10% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 16% | 19% | 9% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 32% | 7% | 14% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 18% | 27% | 21% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 4% | 6% | 4% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 5% | 6% | 9% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 8% | 9% | 5% |
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| category | Lean Republican | Not very strong Republican | Strong Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 32% | 11% | 20% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 5% | 10% | 12% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 12% | 21% | 10% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 2% | 7% | 8% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 21% | 23% | 20% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 7% | 5% | 14% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 5% | 9% | 2% |
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| category | Lean Democrat | Not very strong Democrat | Strong Democrat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 6% | 1% | 6% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 9% | 18% | 18% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 29% | 31% | 34% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 7% | 13% | 10% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 32% | 14% | 14% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 4% | 8% | 3% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 9% | 10% | 7% |
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| category | Liberals | Moderates | Conservatives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 1% | 7% | 24% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 1% | 6% | 11% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 13% | 20% | 8% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 37% | 22% | 11% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 3% | 2% | 5% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 3% | 6% | 10% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 10% | 9% | 4% |
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| category | Leaning conservative | Somewhat conservative | Extremely conservative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 16% | 23% | 29% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 9% | 8% | 15% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 7% | 9% | 7% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 16% | 16% | 4% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 8% | 5% | 10% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 19% | 22% | 17% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 6% | 3% | 6% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 10% | 10% | 10% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 9% | 6% | 1% |
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| category | Leaning liberal | Somewhat liberal | Extremely liberal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 2% | 1% | 1% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 14% | 15% | 9% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 40% | 34% | 39% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 10% | 10% | 8% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 14% | 23% | 27% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 8% | 3% | 1% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 8% | 10% | 10% |
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| category | Democrat | Republican | Tea Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 2% | 11% | 40% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 2% | 11% | 13% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 18% | 13% | 3% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 30% | 20% | 1% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 11% | 6% | 3% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 5% | 4% | 2% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 3% | 10% | 12% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 11% | 5% | 2% |
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| category | White | Black | Hispanic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 16% | 10% | 4% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 8% | 5% | 5% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 18% | 23% | 23% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 7% | 12% | 10% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 20% | 19% | 24% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 4% | 11% | 2% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 8% | 1% | 8% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 6% | 5% | 9% |
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| category | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 17% | 9% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 7% | 7% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 12% | 14% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 19% | 21% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 9% | 7% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 16% | 24% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 4% | 5% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 8% | 6% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 7% | 7% |
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| category | Urban | Suburban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 9% | 16% | 11% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 8% | 7% | 5% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 26% | 20% | 14% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 7% | 9% | 9% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 16% | 18% | 34% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 7% | 8% | 4% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 7% | 8% | 6% |
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| category | 18-29 | 30-44 | 45-64 | 65+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 7% | 9% | 13% | 22% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 9% | 7% | 5% | 8% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 15% | 9% | 16% | 12% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 22% | 25% | 19% | 15% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 4% | 10% | 7% | 12% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 24% | 24% | 19% | 14% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 6% | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 7% | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% |
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| category | No high school | High school graduate | Some college | 2-year | 4-year | Post-grad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 3% | 12% | 12% | 8% | 16% | 18% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 11% | 8% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 6% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 7% | 13% | 18% | 9% | 13% | 8% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 6% | 20% | 21% | 20% | 22% | 23% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 21% | 9% | 7% | 5% | 9% | 7% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 22% | 20% | 19% | 32% | 17% | 22% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 0% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 15% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 6% | 2% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 14% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 9% | 10% |
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| category | Extremely important | Somewhat important | Not very important | Not at all important |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 15% | 15% | 8% | 5% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 9% | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 14% | 12% | 15% | 11% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 16% | 18% | 28% | 30% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 8% | 7% | 7% | 11% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 19% | 23% | 25% | 18% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 4% | 4% | 3% | 5% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 9% | 6% | 3% | 7% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 6% | 9% | 6% | 9% |
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| category | The Bible is the word of God, to be taken literally | The Bible is the word of God, not to be taken literally | The Bible is a book written by men |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creating a school voucher program | 12% | 16% | 8% |
| Expanding the number of charter schools | 10% | 6% | 4% |
| Increasing the pay of public school teachers | 17% | 10% | 14% |
| Increasing funding for the public school system | 14% | 19% | 32% |
| Providing more incentives for individuals to choose teaching as a profession | 9% | 9% | 8% |
| Reducing the number of standardized tests students must take | 23% | 20% | 16% |
| Increasing opportunities for online learning | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Grading individual schools on an A-F scale | 5% | 10% | 5% |
| Expanding state-funded, pre-kindergarten programs | 5% | 6% | 10% |
