Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for May 9, 2023
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May 9, 2023: Seventy-nine percent (79%) of voters believe public schools should teach that America was founded on ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance; that we have a tragic history of racial injustice; and that we have made and continue to make progress. A Scott Rasmussen national survey found that just 19% think public schools should teach that America was founded on racial oppression and white supremacy, that the founders were racist, and that we should reject the system they created.
The survey also found that 82% believe parents should be able to see all curriculum plans, 55% that public school boards do not respect the role of parents, and 49% that many schools teach a racial ideology that would be offensive to parents.
Methodology
The survey of 1,000 registered voters was conducted online by Scott Rasmussen on April 27-29, 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
Which of the following approaches is the most appropriate way to teach U.S. history?
- 72%-America was founded on the ideals of freedom, equality, and self-governance. Our nation has a tragic history of racial injustice, but we have made and continue to make progress.
- 19%-America was founded on the ideas of racial oppression and white supremacy. We must recognize that the founders of our nation were racist and reject the system of government they created.
- 9%-Not sure
Please let me know if you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:
Parents should be able to see all curriculum plans and materials for classes their children take.
- 51%-Strongly agree
- 31%-Somewhat agree
- 9%-Somewhat disagree
- 3%-Strongly disagree
- 6%-Not sure
Public school boards do not respect the role of parents.
- 25%-Strongly agree
- 30%-Somewhat agree
- 21%-Somewhat disagree
- 10%-Not sure
Many schools teach a radical ideology that would be offensive to parents.
- 23%-Strongly agree
- 26%-Somewhat agree
- 17%-Somewhat disagree
- 15%-Strongly disagree
- 19%-Not sure
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