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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 3, 2021
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August 3, 2021: Sixty-three percent (63%) of voters want schools in their area to reopen this fall. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that 24% of voters disagree and believe students should continue to take virtual classes from their homes. Thirteen percent (13%) of voters are not sure.[1]
Support for reopening schools comes from 67% of suburban voters, 65% of rural voters, and 54% of urban voters.[1]
Sixty-seven percent (67%) of white voters support reopening the schools, so do 64% of Hispanic voters. However, Black voters are evenly divided: 41% are ready for schools to open, while 42% are not.[1]
Modest support for reopening schools is found even among those voters who believe the worst of the pandemic is yet to come. By a 47% to 38% margin, they reject the idea of keeping students at home for virtual learning. Among those who believe the worst of the pandemic is behind us, 83% think schools should reopen.[1]
If schools in a particular area do not reopen this fall, 67% of voters believe parents should have the option to send their children to another school that is holding regular classes, and 15% disagree.[1]
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See also
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day
- School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2020-2021 academic year
- Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for July 28, 2021
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