A poll conducted by the High Point University Survey Research Center this month took a detailed look at how North Carolina voters feel regarding some of the education related reforms passed by the N.C. General Assembly during the 2013 legislative session. The statewide poll of 421 adults, which was fielded from January 26-30, asked a variety of questions related to subjects such as teacher pay and tenure, the Read to Achieve Program and school choice.
- Regarding Common Core, 50 percent of adults favored having a mandatory national curriculum for schools, with 44 percent opposing and 7 percent abstaining.
- A large majority of all adults and registered voters, 89 percent and 91 percent respectively, felt that removing class size caps would have a negative or strongly negative impact on public education in North Carolina.
- On the issue of school choice, both voters and all adults were relatively split regarding the policy giving low-income families $4,200 vouchers to attend private school. 42 percent of all adult felt it would have a negative impact while 44 percent of adults felt it would have a positive impact.
- The Read to Achieve Program, which ensures every student will read at or above grade level by the end of the third grade, was extremely popular. Seventy-four percent of adults felt it would have a positive impact on public education.
This poll reveals that North Carolinians have mixed opinions regarding the reforms of the Republican-led General Assembly. While some reforms were overwhelmingly popular, some measured strongly in the other direction. On a number of other issues voters were relatively split.
Since the effects of many reforms will not be realized for several years, North Carolina voters will have to wait and see whether their initial perceptions of the reforms prove accurate in practice.
To read the full results of the High Point University Poll, click here.
http://www.highpoint.edu/src/files/2014/02/28memoED-UPDATE-02052014.pdf
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