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NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll. July 15-17, 2019. N=1,346 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

"Do you think free college tuition at public colleges or universities is a good idea or a bad idea?"

7/15-17/19

CBS News Poll. March 8-11, 2018. N=1,223 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"In your community, do you think teachers are paid too little, too much, or about the right amount?"

3/8-11/18

CBS News Poll. March 21-24, 2015. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"As you may know, Common Core refers to new education standards for teaching reading, writing and math in grades K through 12. From what you know, do you think Common Core is a good idea, a bad idea, or don't you know enough to say?"

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Democrats

Independents

ABC News/Washington Post Poll. Jan. 12-15, 2015. N=1,003 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.5.

"Obama has proposed providing free tuition to attend community colleges at a cost to the federal government of sixty billion dollars over 10 years. Do you support or oppose this proposal?"

1/12-15/15

Monmouth University Poll. Dec. 10-14, 2014. N=1,008 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.1.

"Do you think colleges and universities that have big-time sports programs maintain the right balance between academics and athletics or do they place too much emphasis on athletics over academics?"

12/10-14/14

"Do you think the National Collegiate Athletic Association, also known as the N.C.A.A., does a good job or bad job encouraging its member schools to maintain a proper balance between athletics and academics?"

12/10-14/14

Gallup Poll. April 3-9, 2014. N=639 public school parents nationwide. Margin of error ± 5.

"How much, if anything, have you heard about the new national standards for teaching reading, writing, and math in grades K through 12, known as the Common Core State Standards: a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or nothing at all?"

4/3-9/14

Asked of those who have heard of Common Core (N=466, margin of error ± 6):
"And from what you know about them, do you have a positive or negative impression of the Common Core standards? ... Is that very positive/negative, or somewhat positive/negative?"

4/3-9/14

"How much, if anything, have you heard about the new national standards for teaching reading, writing, and math in grades K through 12, known as the Common Core State Standards: a great deal, a fair amount, only a little, or nothing at all?" If have heard of: "And from what you know about them, do you have a positive or negative impression of the Common Core standards?" Combined results

4/3-9/14

"Now I'd like to mention several aspects of the Common Core. For each, please tell me if you think it will have a very positive, somewhat positive, somewhat negative, or very negative impact on education in the United States. How about . . . ?"

"Having one set of educational standards across the country for reading, writing, and math"

4/3-9/14

"Using standardized computer-based tests to measure all students' performance and progress"

4/3-9/14

"Linking teacher evaluations to their students' Common Core test scores"

4/3-9/14

CBS News/New York Times Poll. Feb. 19-23, 2014. N=1,644 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"Do you think that the federal government should fund pre-kindergarten programs for all children nationwide, or do you think it should be left to each individual state government to decide?"

2/19-23/14

Gallup Poll. Aug. 7-11, 2013. N=508 parents nationwide with children in grades K-12. Margin of error ± 5.

"Thinking about your oldest child, when he or she is at school, do you fear for his or her physical safety?"

8/7-11/13

12/19-22/12

8/9-12/12

3/27-29/09

8/7-10/08

8/13-16/07

"Have any of your school-aged children expressed any worry or concern about feeling unsafe at their school when they go back to school this fall?"

8/7-11/13

8/9-12/12

8/7-10/08

8/13-16/07

Gallup Poll. March 4-5, 2013. N=1,023 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

"Next, suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law that would spend government money to establish federal and state programs making high-quality preschools available to every child in America?"

3/4-5/13

Gallup Poll. March 2-3, 2013. N=1,028 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

"Next, suppose that on Election Day you could vote on key issues as well as candidates. Would you vote for or against a law establishing federal and state programs that would make high-quality preschools available to every child in America?"

3/2-3/13

University of Connecticut/Hartford Courant Poll. Jan. 22-28, 2013. N=1,002 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"How worried are you, if at all, that a mass shooting could happen in a school in your community? Is that something that worries you a great deal, somewhat, not so much or not at all?"

1/22-28/13

CBS News Poll. Dec. 14-16, 2012. N=620 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

"In general, do you feel the schools in the United States are extremely safe, very safe, somewhat safe, not too safe or not at all safe?"

12/14-16/12

"In general, do you feel the schools in your community are extremely safe, very safe, somewhat safe, not too safe or not at all safe?"

12/14-16/12

4/15-17/00

United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates International. May 3-6, 2012. N=999 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.6.

"Congress is considering legislation that would allow college students to continue receiving loans at subsidized interest rates. To offset the cost of these loans, Democrats want to raise taxes on some businesses. Republicans want to shift money from a preventive health fund that was created as part of the president's health care plan. Which do you prefer: the Democrats' OR the Republicans' approach to pay for these student loans?"

5/3-6/12

CBS News Poll. Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2011. N=1,012 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 3.

"Do you favor or oppose allowing the children of illegal immigrants to attend state college at the lower tuition rate of state residents?"

9/28 - 10/2/11

USA Today/Gallup Poll. Jan. 14-16, 2011. N=1,032 adults nationwide. Margin of error ± 4.

"What action would you like to see Congress take on the No Child Left Behind education law: eliminate the No Child Left Behind law, keep the law but with major revisions, keep the No Child Left Behind law basically as it is, or don't you know enough to say?"

1/14-16/11

CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 19-21, 2010. N=1,030 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

"As you may know, under the current federal program to help pay for college, students get loans from banks and other financial institutions, with the government guaranteeing those loans. Would you favor or oppose a proposal to have the government provide loans to college students directly, which would increase the amount of money available for college loans?"

3/19-21/10

CBS News Poll. Jan. 6-10, 2010. N=1,216 adults nationwide (MoE ± 3), including 240 parents of children in grades K-12 (MoE ± 6).

"Do you favor or oppose mandatory testing of students in public schools each year as a way to determine how well the school is doing educating students?"

1/6-10/10

1/12-15/04

6/14-18/01

3/8-12/01

1/15-17/01

"Some public schools are participating in a program in which children receive money if they meet certain criteria, such as getting good grades, test scores, and good behavior. Some people say these programs are good, because they give children incentives to do well in school. Other people say these programs are bad because children should not be paid to value education. What do you think of these programs? Are they generally a good thing or a bad thing?"

1/6-10/10

"Do you think students should be required to learn a foreign language in order to graduate from high school, or not?"

1/6-10/10

"As far as you know, do you think, on average, public school teachers in this country are paid too much, too little, or about the right amount?"

1/6-10/10

"Using a grade of A, B, C, D and F -- where A is excellent and F is very poor -- and using any of the grades in between, how would you grade the quality of the education your child or children are receiving?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"In general, do you think the education your child or children are getting today is better, is about the same, or worse than the education you received?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"In general, how would you rate the amount of homework your child or children have to do? Is it too much, too little or about the right amount?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"How important is it to you that your child or children's school curriculum includes arts and music programs: very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"How important is it to you that your child or children's school curriculum includes physical fitness and sports programs: very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"Do you think your child or children probably will or probably will not attend college?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"Do you feel that your child or children's school is properly preparing students for college, or not?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"Do you feel that your child or children's school is properly preparing students who choose not to go to college for the job market, or not?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

CBS News Poll. Dec. 17-22, 2009. N=1,048 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

"Using a grade of A, B, C, D and F -- where A is excellent and F is very poor -- and using any of the grades in between, how would you grade the U.S. on the quality of the public schools in this country?"

12/17-22/09

"In general, do you think the education most children are getting today in public schools is better, is about the same, or worse than the education you received?"

12/17-22/09

"Some school districts hire private companies that specialize in education to run public schools. The company develops the curriculum, hires teachers and tests the students. Its goal is to provide a quality education while making a profit. Do you favor or oppose this idea? ... Would you say strongly or somewhat?"

12/17-22/09

"If you could send your child to a school that was run by a private company, do you think you would definitely do so, seriously consider doing it, probably not do it, or definitely not do it?" Parents of children under age 18

12/17-22/09