What Do You Think Should Be The Legislature’s K-12 Public Education Priority? (February 2023)

What Do You Think Should Be The Legislature’s K-12 Public Education Priority? (February 2023)

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School safety29%
Teacher pay / teacher retention21%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)17%
Parental rights9%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other "school choice" legislation8%
Public school financing6%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements5%
Expanding the number of charter schools3%
Public school library materials1%
The treatment of students who are transgender1%

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CategoryDemocratIndependentRepublican
School safety33%29%24%
Teacher pay / teacher retention34%22%10%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)7%15%25%
Parental rights2%9%17%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation2%9%14%
Public school financing9%9%2%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements8%3%3%
Expanding the number of charter schools3%0%4%
Public school library materials1%0%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender1%4%0%

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CategoryLean DemocratNot very strong DemocratStrong Democrat
School safety35%40%29%
Teacher pay / teacher retention36%28%36%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)6%9%7%
Parental rights0%3%2%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation2%0%3%
Public school financing10%8%8%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements9%5%9%
Expanding the number of charter schools0%3%3%
Public school library materials0%3%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender2%0%2%

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CategoryLean RepublicanNot very strong RepublicanStrong Republican
School safety19%27%24%
Teacher pay / teacher retention11%10%10%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)30%22%24%
Parental rights16%15%17%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation17%10%13%
Public school financing1%5%2%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements1%5%3%
Expanding the number of charter schools5%4%4%
Public school library materials0%2%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender0%0%1%

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CategoryLiberalsModeratesConservatives
School safety24%47%20%
Teacher pay / teacher retention36%18%12%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)7%12%28%
Parental rights3%4%16%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation4%3%14%
Public school financing12%6%3%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements9%5%2%
Expanding the number of charter schools1%2%5%
Public school library materials2%1%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender3%2%0%

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CategoryLean liberalSomewhat liberalExtremely liberal
School safety22%29%19%
Teacher pay / teacher retention36%31%42%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)5%8%6%
Parental rights4%0%5%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation5%2%5%
Public school financing13%16%7%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements9%9%9%
Expanding the number of charter schools1%1%1%
Public school library materials4%1%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender1%3%5%

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CategoryLean conservativeSomewhat conservativeExtremely conservative
School safety22%21%17%
Teacher pay / teacher retention21%8%12%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)22%30%28%
Parental rights10%16%20%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation8%16%15%
Public school financing7%2%1%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements3%2%1%
Expanding the number of charter schools6%4%5%
Public school library materials1%1%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender0%0%0%

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CategoryWhiteBlackHispanic
School safety25%40%32%
Teacher pay / teacher retention21%23%24%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)20%6%15%
Parental rights10%3%8%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation8%6%6%
Public school financing6%8%7%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements5%6%4%
Expanding the number of charter schools3%6%2%
Public school library materials1%2%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender1%2%2%

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CategoryMaleFemale
School safety25%32%
Teacher pay / teacher retention20%22%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)16%17%
Parental rights10%7%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation11%5%
Public school financing7%6%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements4%6%
Expanding the number of charter schools4%2%
Public school library materials1%2%
The treatment of students who are transgender1%2%

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CategoryUrbanSuburbanRural
School safety31%27%28%
Teacher pay / teacher retention21%23%19%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)13%17%24%
Parental rights6%9%11%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation9%8%6%
Public school financing6%6%7%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements7%5%3%
Expanding the number of charter schools3%3%2%
Public school library materials2%1%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender2%2%0%

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Category18-2930-4445-6465+
School safety28%32%26%30%
Teacher pay / teacher retention21%18%26%19%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)12%15%17%23%
Parental rights6%9%10%9%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation5%7%9%8%
Public school financing7%8%6%5%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements12%5%3%2%
Expanding the number of charter schools3%4%2%3%
Public school library materials3%1%1%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender3%1%1%1%

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CategoryNo HSHigh school graduateSome college2-year4-yearPost-grad
School safety49%35%26%31%25%21%
Teacher pay / teacher retention15%15%23%25%26%21%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)12%17%18%15%16%17%
Parental rights10%10%10%4%8%9%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation9%6%8%6%9%11%
Public school financing0%7%5%10%4%10%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements0%5%3%5%6%6%
Expanding the number of charter schools0%3%2%4%2%4%
Public school library materials0%2%1%1%2%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender4%1%2%0%2%0%

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CategoryExtremely importantSomewhat importantNot very importantNot at all important
School safety32%28%21%28%
Teacher pay / teacher retention17%22%25%28%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)18%20%11%13%
Parental rights12%5%12%4%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation10%7%10%2%
Public school financing4%5%12%9%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements2%5%7%9%
Expanding the number of charter schools3%3%2%3%
Public school library materials1%3%0%0%
The treatment of students who are transgender1%2%0%4%

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School safety33%28%27%21%
Teacher pay / teacher retention13%21%34%21%
Curriculum content (i.e. what students are taught)17%20%11%19%
Parental rights11%11%3%5%
Vouchers, educational savings accounts (ESAs), or other “school choice” legislation9%9%2%14%
Public school financing5%4%12%11%
Facilities and school infrastructure additions or improvements4%4%6%6%
Expanding the number of charter schools4%2%1%4%
Public school library materials3%1%0%1%
The treatment of students who are transgender1%1%3%0%

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