Download or read book Interstate Survey What Do Voters Say about K 12 Education in Six States written by Paul DiPerna and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The core purpose of the Interstate Survey series is to survey statistically representative statewide samples and report the "levels" and "gaps" of voter opinion, knowledge, and awareness when it comes to K-12 education and school choice reforms--particularly with respect to state performance, education spending, graduation rates, achievement rankings, charter schools, virtual schools, tax-credit scholarships, and school vouchers. In this paper the author and his colleagues compare voter responses in six states: Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, New Jersey, and New York. Why choose these states? In a sense these states comprise the open frontier for reforms in K-12 education. None has enacted school voucher or tax-credit scholarship systems. Arkansas, New Jersey, and New York have seen some growth in the charter school sector, but charter school student populations do not exceed 2 percent of the overall student populations in these states. Only New Jersey has had a consequential public debate about voucher or tax-credit scholarship programs in the last couple of years. This project's six states are similar in that none has been exposed to school choice programs in action, and the charter school sectors (non-existent in Alabama) and virtual school sectors (non-existent in New York) are still in early stages of development. The paper is presented in four sections. The first section summarizes key findings. The second section, "Survey Snapshots," represents the body of the paper. The third section describes the survey's methodology, summarizes response statistics, and presents additional technical information on call dispositions for landline and cell phone interviews. The fourth section lays out the questionnaire and question-by-question results (topline data), essentially allowing the reader to follow the actual interview as it was conducted in terms of question wording and ordering. This paper sets out to provide fundamental analysis, going light on editorial commentary, and letting the charts and numbers communicate the major findings. (Contains 12 footnotes.).
Download or read book Washington K 12 School Choice Survey What Do Voters Say about K 12 Education written by Paul DiPerna and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Washington K-12 & School Choice Survey" project, commissioned by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice and conducted by Braun Research Incorporated (BRI), measures Washington registered voters' familiarity and views on a range of K-12 education topics and school choice reforms. The author and his colleagues report response "levels" and "differences" (using the term "net score" or "net") of voter opinion, and the "intensity" of responses. Where do Washington's voters stand on important issues and policy proposals in K-12 education? The author and his colleagues attempt to provide some observations and insights in this paper. A randomly selected and statistically representative sample of Washington voters recently responded to 17 substantive questions and 11 demographic questions. A total of 602 telephone interviews were conducted in English from February 9 to 20, 2012, by means of both landline and cell phone. Statistical results were weighted to correct known demographic discrepancies. The margin of sampling error for the statewide sample is plus or minus 4.0 percentage points. In this project they included four split-sample experiments. A split-sample design is a systematic way of comparing the effects of two or more alternative wordings for a given question. The purpose is to see if particular wording, or providing a new piece of information, can significantly influence opinion on a given topic. For this survey, they were particularly interested in how wording can affect responses to questions on taxes, education spending, and digital learning--all salient issues in Washington state politics and policy discussions. Key findings include: (1) The vast majority of Washington's voters (79%) are paying attention to issues in K-12 education. Only 5% of voters say they pay no attention; (2) Washingtonians are much less likely to think that K-12 education is heading in the "right direction" (31%) compared to being on the "wrong track" (52%). The statewide sample produces a negative net score (-21 net), suggesting major discontent among voters; (3) Washington voters tend to be positive in the way they rate the state's public school system (52% say "good" or "excellent"; 44% say "fair" or "poor"). In lay terms, the electorate is saying the schools are pretty good, but in light of the previous question, voters are saying they are not content with the pace of improvements; (4) Generally speaking, Washington voters do not know how much is spent in the public schools. There is a yawning information gap; (5) When given the latest per-student spending information, voters are less likely to say public school funding is at a level that is "too low" compared to answering without having such information; (6) In a split-sample experiment, it appears voters are more likely to want tax increases to fund public schools at the state level (47%), rather than increases at the local level (30%). A plurality of voters would like an increase at the state level, compared to keeping taxes "about the same" (36%) or a decrease (13%). On the other hand, a plurality of voters would like local taxes to "stay about the same" (45%), compared to those wanting an increase (30%) or decrease (19%) in local taxes; (7) When asked for a preferred school type, Washington voters demonstrate a serious disconnect between their preferred school types and actual enrollment patterns in the state; (8) About 15% of voters in the survey prioritize a "better education" as the key attribute they are looking for in the selection of a school. The second most important attribute, as suggested by 11% of all voters, is "individual attention"; (9) Washington voters are much more likely to favor charter schools (60%), rather than oppose such schools (23%). More than 4 of 10 voters (46%) say they are at least somewhat familiar with charter schools, which is similar awareness compared to what the author and his colleagues have seen in other states; (10) Depending on terminology, voters appear to shift their lightly-held views on virtual/online schools. In a split-sample experiment, the author and his colleagues asked identical questions, but alternated the terms "virtual school" and "online school"; (11) Washington voters clearly support "tax-credit scholarships." The percentage of those who favor (59% or 66%, depending on the question version) is more than double the number of people who say they oppose the policy (25% and 21%). No matter the wording of the question, the author and his colleagues measure very positive reactions (+34 net and +45 net); (12) Washington voters support an "education savings account" system (also called "ESA"). The percentage of those who favor ESAs (57%) is much larger than the proportion who say they oppose (31%) the policy. The net score is large (+26 net) with some enthusiasm (+7 intensity); and (13) Washington voters give solid support for school vouchers, 55% say they favor the school choice policy compared to 35% who say they oppose such a system. About one-third third of voters (35%) say they are at least somewhat familiar with school vouchers, which is a bit lower awareness compared to what the author and his colleagues have seen in other states.
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