Welcome Survey (Statewide Polling Match)

Submit your responses below and Team Kid will show you how your opinions match our latest polling of Tennessee voters.

1. In general, do you believe academic standards for students in Tennessee’s public schools should be raised, lowered, or kept about the same?

Raised

Lowered

Kept About the Same

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2. How important is it to test public school students from grades three through twelve each year to know if they are meeting the state’s education standards in reading, writing and math?

Important

Not Important

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3. When it comes to the education of Tennessee children, is it important to hold schools and teachers accountable?

Yes

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4. Our state has enacted a law aimed at giving parents a clear indicator of school performance by assigning every school an A-F school rating grade. This grade is based on things like student achievement and student growth. Are you supportive of this A-F letter grade rating system?

Yes

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5. Do you support or oppose public funding for Skilled Trades and Vocational Education that helps prepare student for technical careers and skilled jobs, like advanced manufacturing?

Strongly Support

Somewhat Support

Somewhat Oppose

Strongly Oppose

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6. Do you support Public School Choice?

Yes

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7. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Tennessee’s public schools?

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

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8. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Tennessee’s charter schools?

Very Favorable

Somewhat Favorable

Somewhat Unfavorable

Very Unfavorable

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9. When it comes to the implementation of school choice, which of the following comes closest to your opinion of using taxpayer money through programs such as Education Savings Accounts and Education grants?

Traditional public schools only

Both traditional and public charter schools, but not private schools

All traditional, public charter and private schools

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10. As you may know, Tennessee the last few years has had budget surpluses. Which one of the following ways do you believe Tennessee’s Legislature should utilize that surplus in future years?

Contribute to Tennessee’s Rainy Day Fund

Investing more into public education

Funding infrastructure needs

Cutting taxes

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11. And what would be your highest priority for additional investments in Public Education?

Facility funding for public charter schools

Capital investments

Teacher raises

Increased funding for special needs and English learners

Increased wrap around services

Expand free school breakfast and lunch to all students

Support alternative transportation options such has City Bus passes

12. Specifically in addressing student learning loss, what is the most important step to helping Tennessee’s students recover?

A statewide assessment for every student to measure learning loss

Increasing investments in education innovation

Lengthening the school year to make up for lost time in the classroom

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13. Thinking about opportunity in education, would you say that race, gender, income, or other socio-economic factors play a role in determining the opportunities available to Tennessee students?

Yes, they play a large role

Yes, they play a small role

No, they play no role

Not sure

14. As you may know, not every School District has the same per-student budget. There are various reasons for this. In thinking about education opportunities, how supportive are you of requiring all students to have the same amount of allocated dollars per pupil, regardless of the funding level available in their local district – also called Funding Equity?

Very Supportive

Somewhat Supportive

Somewhat Opposed

Very Opposed

Not Sure

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