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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 31, 2023
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
August 31, 2023: Given a choice between two candidates, 45% prefer the one who says parents need more control over what their children are taught. A Scott Rasmussen National Survey found that 38% prefer the candidate who says that education professionals should decide.
The survey also found that 35% of voters say that public schools provide the best education for elementary school students. Forty-four percent (44%) say some other type of school is best, including religious schools (18%), secular private schools (10%), homeschool (9%), and charter schools (7%).
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on August 14-15, 2023. Field work for the survey was conducted by RMG Research, Inc. Certain quotas were applied, and the -sample was lightly weighted by geography, gender, age, race, education, internet usage, and political party to reasonably reflect the nation’s population of registered voters. Other variables were reviewed to ensure that the final sample is representative of that population.
The margin of sampling error for the full sample is +/- 3.1 percentage points.
Note: Neither Scott Rasmussen, ScottRasmussen.com, nor RMG Research, Inc. have any affiliation with Rasmussen Reports. While Scott Rasmussen founded that firm, he left nearly a decade ago and has had no involvement since that time.
Survey Questions
Suppose you had a choice between a candidate who said that teachers and other education professionals should decide what students are taught and a candidate who said that parents need more control over what their children are taught. For whom would you vote?
- 38%-The candidate who said that teachers should decide what students are taught
- 45%-The candidate who said that parents need more control
- 17%-Not sure
Generally speaking, which of the following provides the best education for elementary school students?
- 35%-Public schools
- 18% -Private schools with a religious affiliation
- 10% -Secular private schools
- 9%-Homeschool
- 7%-Charter schools
- 21%-Not sure
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