Education Voters of PA Survey 2016

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* 1. Which of the following is the highest priority education issue to you (pick 3)?

School Funding and the impact of the state budget

Charter schools

School and student performance assessment/high stakes testing

Education justice/ensuring all children have an equal opportunity to learn

Privatization/efforts to send public money to private schools

Accountability: What are the right roles and measures?

Standards for student learning

Curriculum/practices

Teacher/principal quality

Higher education

Early Childhood Education

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* 2. Which issues do you need more INFORMATION about?

School Funding and the impact of the state budget

Charter schools

School and student performance assessment/high stakes testing

Education justice/ensuring all children have an equal opportunity to learn

Privatization/efforts to send public money to private schools

Accountability: What are the right roles and measures?

Standards for student learning

Curriculum/practices

Teacher/principal quality

Higher education

Early childhood education

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* 3. Which are the most important issue(s) our legislature should be doing something about?

State funding: reducing inequitable funding levels and ensuring all schools have the resources they need to provide a high quality education to all students

State funding: reducing the reliance on local taxes to fund schools

Testing: reducing the role that standardized tests play in driving educational decisions

Charter schools: improving charter school laws to promote accountability and transparency/prevent fraud

Charter schools: expanding the number of charter schools in Pennsylvania

Teacher quality: promoting/improving training and professional development for teachers

Accountability: promoting strong standards to ensure that schools invest efficiently and effectively to boost student achievement.

Higher education: improving affordability and access to our state higher education systems (community colleges and state universities)

Early childhood education: expanding early education so more children can get high quality public pre-K education

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* 4. Do you feel like you have a good idea of how your elected officials are doing on education and where they stand on the issues?

Yes

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* 5. Have you contacted your state senator or representative to share your thoughts about education issues?

Yes

I don't know how

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* 6. If you answered yes to the question above, how did you contact your lawmaker?

Phone

In person

Mail

I haven't contacted my state legislator.

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* 7. How important is it for PA's public school children to have the following programs and services in their schools?

	Very Important		Moderately Important		Not Important
Full-day kindergarten	Full-day kindergarten Very Important	Full-day kindergarten	Full-day kindergarten Moderately Important	Full-day kindergarten	Full-day kindergarten Not Important
Up-to-date technology for student use	Up-to-date technology for student use Very Important	Up-to-date technology for student use	Up-to-date technology for student use Moderately Important	Up-to-date technology for student use	Up-to-date technology for student use Not Important
Extracurricular programs, clubs, and sports	Extracurricular programs, clubs, and sports Very Important	Extracurricular programs, clubs, and sports	Extracurricular programs, clubs, and sports Moderately Important	Extracurricular programs, clubs, and sports	Extracurricular programs, clubs, and sports Not Important
Physical education classes in grades K-12	Physical education classes in grades K-12 Very Important	Physical education classes in grades K-12	Physical education classes in grades K-12 Moderately Important	Physical education classes in grades K-12	Physical education classes in grades K-12 Not Important
A rich arts curriculum, including music and art for all grade levels	A rich arts curriculum, including music and art for all grade levels Very Important	A rich arts curriculum, including music and art for all grade levels	A rich arts curriculum, including music and art for all grade levels Moderately Important	A rich arts curriculum, including music and art for all grade levels	A rich arts curriculum, including music and art for all grade levels Not Important
Access to guidance counselors and a robust career and college counseling program	Access to guidance counselors and a robust career and college counseling program Very Important	Access to guidance counselors and a robust career and college counseling program	Access to guidance counselors and a robust career and college counseling program Moderately Important	Access to guidance counselors and a robust career and college counseling program	Access to guidance counselors and a robust career and college counseling program Not Important
Regular access to school libraries from kindergarten through high school	Regular access to school libraries from kindergarten through high school Very Important	Regular access to school libraries from kindergarten through high school	Regular access to school libraries from kindergarten through high school Moderately Important	Regular access to school libraries from kindergarten through high school	Regular access to school libraries from kindergarten through high school Not Important
Extended learning opportunities, including afterschool tutoring, for students who are struggling	Extended learning opportunities, including afterschool tutoring, for students who are struggling Very Important	Extended learning opportunities, including afterschool tutoring, for students who are struggling	Extended learning opportunities, including afterschool tutoring, for students who are struggling Moderately Important	Extended learning opportunities, including afterschool tutoring, for students who are struggling	Extended learning opportunities, including afterschool tutoring, for students who are struggling Not Important
Highly-qualified teachers who receive regular professional development in their educational fields	Highly-qualified teachers who receive regular professional development in their educational fields Very Important	Highly-qualified teachers who receive regular professional development in their educational fields	Highly-qualified teachers who receive regular professional development in their educational fields Moderately Important	Highly-qualified teachers who receive regular professional development in their educational fields	Highly-qualified teachers who receive regular professional development in their educational fields Not Important
Reasonable class sizes, which allow for more individualized attention and specific feedback for students	Reasonable class sizes, which allow for more individualized attention and specific feedback for students Very Important	Reasonable class sizes, which allow for more individualized attention and specific feedback for students	Reasonable class sizes, which allow for more individualized attention and specific feedback for students Moderately Important	Reasonable class sizes, which allow for more individualized attention and specific feedback for students	Reasonable class sizes, which allow for more individualized attention and specific feedback for students Not Important
A full complement of electives including technology, foreign language, business, AP, and other courses	A full complement of electives including technology, foreign language, business, AP, and other courses Very Important	A full complement of electives including technology, foreign language, business, AP, and other courses	A full complement of electives including technology, foreign language, business, AP, and other courses Moderately Important	A full complement of electives including technology, foreign language, business, AP, and other courses	A full complement of electives including technology, foreign language, business, AP, and other courses Not Important

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* 8. How likely would you be to support additional state taxes to fund public education for the following reasons?

	Very likely		Likely		Not likely
5. Pennsylvania is the worst state in the country in terms of the disparity of opportunity for kids; we must ensure that all children have a chance to get a good education.	5. Pennsylvania is the worst state in the country in terms of the disparity of opportunity for kids; we must ensure that all children have a chance to get a good education. Very likely	5. Pennsylvania is the worst state in the country in terms of the disparity of opportunity for kids; we must ensure that all children have a chance to get a good education.	5. Pennsylvania is the worst state in the country in terms of the disparity of opportunity for kids; we must ensure that all children have a chance to get a good education. Likely	5. Pennsylvania is the worst state in the country in terms of the disparity of opportunity for kids; we must ensure that all children have a chance to get a good education.	5. Pennsylvania is the worst state in the country in terms of the disparity of opportunity for kids; we must ensure that all children have a chance to get a good education. Not likely
Good schools and quality education are critical for a middle class life and a chance to get ahead.	Good schools and quality education are critical for a middle class life and a chance to get ahead. Very likely	Good schools and quality education are critical for a middle class life and a chance to get ahead.	Good schools and quality education are critical for a middle class life and a chance to get ahead. Likely	Good schools and quality education are critical for a middle class life and a chance to get ahead.	Good schools and quality education are critical for a middle class life and a chance to get ahead. Not likely
Our communities and our local economy are stronger when our public schools are strong.	Our communities and our local economy are stronger when our public schools are strong. Very likely	Our communities and our local economy are stronger when our public schools are strong.	Our communities and our local economy are stronger when our public schools are strong. Likely	Our communities and our local economy are stronger when our public schools are strong.	Our communities and our local economy are stronger when our public schools are strong. Not likely
Investing in education prevents people from needing more expensive services, such as welfare and prison, later in life.	Investing in education prevents people from needing more expensive services, such as welfare and prison, later in life. Very likely	Investing in education prevents people from needing more expensive services, such as welfare and prison, later in life.	Investing in education prevents people from needing more expensive services, such as welfare and prison, later in life. Likely	Investing in education prevents people from needing more expensive services, such as welfare and prison, later in life.	Investing in education prevents people from needing more expensive services, such as welfare and prison, later in life. Not likely
The current system is too dependent on property taxes; the state must increase its share of education funding to take pressure off of local taxpayers.	The current system is too dependent on property taxes; the state must increase its share of education funding to take pressure off of local taxpayers. Very likely	The current system is too dependent on property taxes; the state must increase its share of education funding to take pressure off of local taxpayers.	The current system is too dependent on property taxes; the state must increase its share of education funding to take pressure off of local taxpayers. Likely	The current system is too dependent on property taxes; the state must increase its share of education funding to take pressure off of local taxpayers.	The current system is too dependent on property taxes; the state must increase its share of education funding to take pressure off of local taxpayers. Not likely

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* 9. Are you interested in participating in training to learn more about how to advocate for public education issues that are important to you?

Yes

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* 10. If you answered yes to the question above, which type of training interests you?

Webinar

In-person training

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* 11. Which types of issues would you most like to hear about?

Local

State

Federal

A mix – whatever is going on

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* 12. What is your level of confidence in our state government?

Very High - we have one of the best systems in the world!

High - it does most things well; it's messy, but it works!

Moderate - hit or miss; it's not the problem and not the solution

Low - there is little that government does well

Very Low - it does not function well in any way

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* 13. There are certain times of the year (budget negotiations, elections) where we try to provide people with as much up-to-the-minute information as possible; aside from those instances, how often would you like to hear from us (throughout most of the year)?

Once a week

Twice a week

Every other week

Once a month

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* 14. What is the best way to provide you with updates on what's happening with the state government?

Facebook

Twitter

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* 15. Have you visited our website (educationvoterspa.org)?

Yes

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* 16. How often do you visit our website?

More than once/week

Once every 2 weeks

Once a month

Less than once/month

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* 17. What kind of content would you like to see on our website?

Fact sheets on policy issues

Resources and materials to support local advocacy (“How to” guides)

Take Action (tools to look up and send emails/letters directly to your legislators)

News/current events

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* 18. Have you liked our Facebook page? (https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/profile.php?id=1370194405)?

Yes

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* 19. If you answered yes, or plan to like us on Facebook, what kind of content would you like to see updated there?

News articles from around PA

A focus on what is going on in Harrisburg

Discussions with other people about issues

Other (please specify)

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* 20. What is your sex?

Male

Female

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* 21. What is your age?

Under 18

18 – 24

25 – 34

35 – 44

45 – 54

55 – 64

Over 65

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* 22. Which county in Pennsylvania do you live in?

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* 23. Do you have school-age children?

Yes

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* 24. If you answered “Yes” to the previous questions, are any of your children in public school?

Yes

N/A

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