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March 6, 2013
Paul DiPernaFriedman Foundation for Educational Choice
Maine
K-12 & School Choice SurveyWhat Do Voters Say About K-12 Education?
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About the Friedman Foundation• Established in 1996• Headquarters in Indianapolis, IN• 501(c)(3) / Nonpartisan / Nonprofit• What do we do?
Working with local and state partners,
we are committed to research, education, and outreach on the vital issues and implications
related to choice and competition in K-12 education.
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Why did we do this poll?
• ME public opinion wrt school choice
• K-12/policy conversations
• seek fresh perspectives
• assess/compare to other states
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Maine’s K-12 Profile
Average State Rank on NAEP 14
High School Graduation Rate 82.8%
# Regular Public School Students 184,830# Charter School Students NA# Private School Students 16,124# Home School Students 4,730
% Regular Public School Students 89.9%% Charter School Students NA% Private School Students 7.8%% Home School Students 2.3%
# School Districts 235# Regular Public Schools 657# Charter Schools 2# Private Schools 145
$ Revenue Per Student $13,950$ “Total” Per Student Spending $13,839$ “Current” Per Student Spending $12,452
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Survey Project & Profile
Interview Dates: January 30 to February 6, 2013
Interview Method: Live Telephone | 68% landline and 32% cell phone
Sample Frame: Registered Voters
Sampling Method: Dual Frame; Probability Sampling; RDD
Sample Sizes: MAINE = 604
Margins of Error: MAINE = ± 4.0 percentage points Split Sample (Q5) = ± 5.6 percentage points
Response Rates: Landline (LL) = 14.4%Cell Phone = 11.5%
Weighting? Yes (Age, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Region)
Oversampling? No
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Survey Snapshots
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Considering…
~ Levels
~ Differences (Favor – Oppose)
~ Intensities (Strong Favor – Strong Oppose)
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What do registered voters say about
K-12 Education in Maine?
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• Parents (37%) are more likely than non-parents (29%) to see things going in the right direction.
• Republicans (55%) and conservatives (57%) are significantly more likely to think things are on the wrong track, compared to other political party and ideological groups.
• Democrats (54%), Independents (57%), and liberals (59%) are more likely to express positive ratings for the public school system, compared to other political party and ideological groups.
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What do voters know about
spending in K-12 Education?
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How do respondents grade schools in their communities?
What type of school is first preference?
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Q8. What is the most important characteristic or attribute that would cause you to choose a [INSERT SCHOOL TYPE FROM PREVIOUS QUESTION] for your child? Please use one word, or a very short phrase.
Specific impressions offered by respondents in the statewide sample. Numbers represent counts (n), not percentages.
BETTER EDUCATION / QUALITY 93
INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION / ONE-ON-ONE 74
BETTER TEACHERS / TEACHERS / TEACHING 50
SOCIALIZATION / PEERS / OTHER KIDS 48
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How much do voters know about
structural reforms in K-12 Education?
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What do voters say
about charter schools?
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• Large positive net support (+42 net) favoring charter schools. The enthusiasm is also very positive (+15 intensity).
• Approximately 66% of parents favor charters.
• Democrats significantly differ from Republicans and Independents, although all three groups overwhelmingly support charter schools (53%, 73%, and 62%).
• Intensity of support for charters is greatest among parents, Republicans, conservatives, young voters, and low-income voters.
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… virtual schools?
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… tax-credit scholarships?
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… education savings accounts?
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… school vouchers?
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• Significant positive net support (+17 points) favoring school vouchers. The intensity is slightly positive (+3 points).
• Net support for school vouchers is highest among parents, Republicans, conservatives, young voters, middle-age voters, and low-income households.
• Enthusiasm for this type of school choice policy is highest among these same groups.
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• Net support for “universal” eligibility is +38 points, compared to –38 points for “targeted” eligibility.
• The differences of intensity between questions are in stark contrast: For universal eligibility, there is solid positive intensity (+24). By comparison, for targeted eligibility, there is considerable negative intensity (-34).
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Broad Points | What did we learn?
• negative about direction of K-12• mixed/lean positive: public schools• very positive: private schools • support for school choice policies
across most demographics positive net differences mixed/lean positive intensities
• eligibility: universal > targeted