JSU Fall 2014-4 Report
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The following table presents the cumulative totals for those strongly and somewhat<br />
supporting each of the five programs measured. Results are presented in declining order by<br />
national composite results.<br />
Public School Program USA South MS w/Children<br />
Pre-K Education 85.7 82.8 87.6 89.5<br />
Head Start 84.1 84.4 80.2 90.3<br />
Testing at specific intervals 80.1 76.6 83.7 83.3<br />
Drop Out / Student Retention 77.6 68.8 80.6 81.4<br />
Programs<br />
Common Core Testing<br />
(Common Core State Standards<br />
define expectations, state-bystate,<br />
for what students should<br />
know and be able to do by the<br />
end of each grade. Common<br />
Core is not tied to the federal<br />
No Child Left Behind Program)<br />
66.0 58.6 53.7 70.1<br />
Respondents were presented with a number of statements about public schools. Each was<br />
asked to indicate, for each, if they strongly agreed, somewhat agreed, somewhat disagreed or<br />
strongly disagreed. Large majorities of respondents, 81.3%, agreed that students who receive<br />
Pre-K education tend to be more successful in school. There exists even stronger agreement<br />
among respondents with children – 85.6%<br />
Results are presented in declining order by national composite results.<br />
Characteristic USA South MS w/Children<br />
Students receiving Pre-K 81.3 78.9 82.3 85.6<br />
education tend to be more<br />
successful in school<br />
There is role a for public 71.9 65.6 72.4 74.2<br />
schools in more<br />
comprehensively supporting<br />
homeless children<br />
Testing concepts, such as<br />
“Third Grade Gate”, should<br />
be funded by the sponsoring<br />
State or authority<br />
74.2 70.3 78.1 77.3<br />
Institute of Government Polling Center Page 19
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