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And thinking about these early childhood educational
programs. How important, if at all, would you say that it
is for all families, regardless of income, be able to obtain
these types of educational programs? Would you say
that it is…
Very important
76%
Somewhat important
15.7%
Neither important nor
1.2%
unimportant
Not very important
2.8%
Not important at all
1.8%
DON’T KNOW
1.9%
REFUSED
0.6%
And thinking about children from lower income families.
Whose responsibility, if anybody’s, is it to provide these
types of educational programs for children ages 5 and
younger?
Your school district’s
21.3%
role in it using taxes; Family and then community;
Feel the answer is all of these; Government
(Washington); Government; Including individual
families; Individual families; Or any charitable
organization; She believes all of the above; Should be
the federal government; State of Illinois; The board of
education; The government and state; The state of
Illinois should support these types of programs.
Thinking about your own personal involvement in your
local school or local school district. Would you say that
you are very involved, somewhat involved, not very
involved, or not at all involved?
Very involved
10.6%
Somewhat involved
30.5%
Not very involved
18.1%
Not at all involved
38.5%
DON’T KNOW
1.5%
0.8%
A charitable non-religious
organization’s responsibility
Religious organizations’
2.1%
REFUSED
0.3%
The entire community’s
38.3%
Or is the responsibility of
individual families
DON’T KNOW
32.2%
Now on to some broader questions about education
policies. Do you think bullying prevention should be part
of your local school’s curriculum? This includes physical
and cyber-bullying?
YES
89.2%
4.8%
1%
Now thinking about K-12 education. There are a lot of
programs that help students currently enrolled in
traditional K-12 education. These programs include
before and after-school care, tutoring, and other
educational assistance occurring outside of classroom
instruction.
Your school district’s
35.4%
NO
7.8%
DON’T KNOW
1.9%
REFUSED
REFUSED
1.1%
As you may know, charter schools are schools that
operate under a charter or contract that frees them
from many of the state regulations imposed on public
schools and permits them to operate independently.
1.7%
In general, do you favor or oppose the idea of charter
schools?
Favor
63.4%
0.5%
Oppose
19.5%
The entire community’s
37%
DON’T KNOW
16.2%
Or is the responsibility of
individual families
Other
18.7%
REFUSED
2.6%
DON’T KNOW
2.9%
REFUSED
1.2%
And do you favor or oppose allowing students and
parents to choose a private school to attend at the
public's expense?
Favor
25.7%
A charitable non-religious
organization’s responsibility
Religious organizations’
Others mentioned: All of the above for the past two
questions; All of the above.; All of the above need to
work together.; Also the family as well.; And school
districts; And the responsibility of individual families;
Everybody in the state, the government has to take a
1%
Oppose
67.4%
DON’T KNOW
6.4%
REFUSED
0.5%