Questions - Teachers - February 7-8, 2012

National Survey of 1,000 Adults

Conducted February 7-8, 2012

By Rasmussen Reports

1* Is being a teacher one of the most important jobs in our country today?

2*  Do most Americans still consider teaching a desirable profession to go into?

3* Do public schools demand enough of students?

4* Are public school teachers paid too much, too little or about right?

5* Is it too easy to get rid of poor teachers, too hard or about right?

6* Are teachers’ unions more interested in the quality of education or in protecting their members’ jobs?

7* Should tenure for teachers be based more on how their students perform academically or more on other factors, including principal evaluations?

8* Should the federal government spend more on teacher training to increase the number and quality of math and science teachers nationwide?

9* Do you currently have children in grades K-12?

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence