No Child Left BehinD ACT
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Section 3: Strategies Used in NCLB (Continued)
Highly Qualified Teachers
Question 1: The new national education legislation requires that the public schools have a "highly qualified teacher" in every classroom. If the current shortage of teachers makes this requirement impossible to achieve, would you favor or oppose each of the following alternatives in the public schools in your community? Increasing the number of students per class Reducing the number of courses offered in the school Using the qualified teachers available (Asked in: 2002.)
[Code: 316-No_SH-1]
Not Meeting Standards
Question 2: If a public school in your community does not show progress toward meeting state-approved standards for student learning, would you favor or oppose each of the following measures? Offering after-school tutoring by state-approved private providers Offering students the opportunity to transfer to another school in the district Obtaining additional money from the local district to address the school's problems Not renewing the contract of the principal Not renewing the contracts of the teachers Closing the school (Asked in: 2002.)
[Code: 317-No_SN-2]
Question 3: In your opinion, which one of the following descriptions do you feel will be usually applied to schools that do not meet the standards of the NCLB Act? The school is need of improvement The school is failing Don't know (Asked in: 2003.)
[Code: 318-No_SN-3]
Question 4: Let's say that large numbers of public schools fail to meet the requirements established by the NCLB law. In your opinion, which would be more to blame for this -- the public schools themselves or the NCLB law? (Asked in: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.)
[Code: 813-No_SN-4]
NCLB and Special Education
Question 5: How about if the special education students are the only group in a school whose test scores fail to meet NCLB requirements? Should that school be designated as in need of improvement or not? (Asked in: 2004, 2005.)
[Code: 819-No_SS-5]
Question 6: In your opinion, should students enrolled in special education in a public school be required to meet the same academic standards as all other students in the school? (Asked in: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007.)
[Code: 329-No_SS-6]
Question 7: In your opinion, should the standardized test scores of special education students be included with the test scores of all other students in determining whether a school is in need of improvement under NCLB or not? (Asked in: 2004, 2005.)
[Code: 815-No_SS-7]
Question 8: NCLB results have shown that schools with special education students are less likely to make adequate yearly progress than schools with no special education students. Do you think this will make principals and teachers less willing to have special education students assigned to their schools, or will it make no difference? (Asked in: 2005.)
[Code: 820-No_SS-8]
Student Transfers
Question 9: Assume you had a child attending a school identified as in need of improvement by the NCLB Act. Which would you prefer, to transfer your child to a school identified as NOT in need of improvement or to have additional efforts made in your child's present school to help him or her achieve? (Asked in: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.)
[Code: 330-No_SS-9]
Question 10: The NCLB Act allows parents of a child in a public school identified as in need of improvement to select another school in the same school district that is identified as NOT in need of improvement. Just your impression, would parents in your community have enough information about the local schools to be able to select a school that is not in need of improvement? (Asked in: 2003.)
[Code: 331-No_SS-10]
Tutoring
Question 11: Now, let's assume that your child was failing in his or her school. Which kind of tutoring would you prefer -- tutoring provided by teachers in your child's school or tutoring provided by an outside agency that you would select from a state-approved list? (Asked in: 2003, 2004.)
[Code: 319-No_ST-11]
Teachers
Question 12: NCLB requires that all students have access to highly qualified teachers. I am going to read off some incentive plans that might be used to attract and retain public school teachers. As I read off each of these incentive plans, would you tell me how effective you think it would be for attracting and retaining teachers? Would it be very effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not effective at all? (Asked in: 2007.)
[Code: 853-No ST-12]
Extend the Law
Question 13: Just your opinion, should the next president extend the No Child Left Behind Act without change, change the law significantly, or let the law expire? (Asked in: 2008.)
[Code: 875-No ST-13]
Familiarity with NCLB and Other Programs
Question 14: There are several national education programs that many Americans may or may not know about. Please tell me whether you have heard of the following programs or not:
No Child Left Behind
Race to the Top
Waivers that give states flexibility
in meeting federal education laws
(Asked in: 2013.)
[Code: 966-X-14]
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POLL RESULTS
Question 1: The new national education legislation requires that the public schools have a "highly qualified teacher" in every classroom. If the current shortage of teachers makes this requirement impossible to achieve, would you favor or oppose each of the following alternatives in the public schools in your community? Increasing the number of students per class Reducing the number of courses offered in the school Using the qualified teachers available (Asked in: 2002.)
[Code: 316-No_SH-1]
2002 National Totals |
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Favor % |
Oppose % |
Don't Know % |
|
| Increasing the number of students per class | 21 |
78 |
1 |
| Reducing the number of courses offered in the school | 37 |
61 |
2 |
| Using the most qualified teachers available | 93 |
6 |
1 |
Question 2: If a public school in your community does not show progress toward meeting state-approved standards for student learning, would you favor or oppose each of the following measures?: Offering after-school tutoring by state-approved private providers; Offering students the opportunity to transfer to another school in the district; Obtaining additional money from the local district to address the school's problems; Not renewing the contract of the principal; Not renewing the contracts of the teachers; Closing the school. (Asked in: 2002.)
[Code: 317-No_SN-2]
2002 National Totals |
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Favor % |
Oppose % |
Don't Know % |
|
| Offering after-school tutoring by state-approved private providers | 90 |
9 |
1 |
| Offering students the opportunity to transfer to another school in the district | 86 |
14 |
- |
| Obtaining additional money from the local district to address the school's problems | 77 |
22 |
1 |
| Not renewing the contract of the principal | 56 |
40 |
4 |
| Not renewing the contracts of the teachers | 56 |
40 |
4 |
| Closing the school | 21 |
77 |
2 |
Question 3: In your opinion, which one of the following descriptions do you feel will be usually applied to schools that do not meet the standards of the NCLB Act? The school is need of improvement The school is failing Don't know (Asked in: 2003.)
[Code: 318-No_SN-3]
National Totals |
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| Year | The School Is In Need of Improvement % |
The School Is Failing % |
Don't Know % |
| 2003 | 65 |
32 |
3 |
Question 4: Let's say that large numbers of public schools fail to meet the requirements established by the NCLB law. In your opinion, which would be more to blame for this -- the public schools themselves or the NCLB law? (Asked in: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008.)
[Code: 813-No_SN-4]
National Totals |
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| Year | The Public Schools Themselves % |
The NCLB Law % |
Don't Know % |
| 2008 | 42 |
38 |
20 |
| 2007 | 43 |
49 |
8 |
| 2006 | 48 |
41 |
11 |
| 2005 | 45 |
43 |
12 |
Those Saying They Have a Great Deal and Fair Amount of Knowledge About the Law |
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| Year | The Public Schools Themselves % |
The NCLB Law % |
Don't Know % |
| 2008 | 38 |
51 |
11 |
| 2007 | 39 |
56 |
5 |
| 2006 | 46 |
48 |
6 |
Question 5: How about if the special education students are the only group in a school whose test scores fail to meet NCLB requirements? Should that school be designated as in need of improvement or not? [Asked in 2005 as a follow-up to the question "In your opinion, should the standardized test scores of special education students be included with the test scores of all other students in determining whether a school is in need of improvement under NCLB or not?"] (Asked in: 2004, 2005.)
[Code: 819-No_SS-5]
National Totals |
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| Year | Yes, Should % |
No, Should Not % |
Don't Know % |
| 2005 | 47 |
48 |
5 |
| 2004 | 39 |
57 |
4 |
Question 6: In your opinion, should students enrolled in special education in a public school be required to meet the same academic standards as all other students in the school? (Asked in: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007.)
[Code: 329-No_SS-6]
National Totals |
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| Year | Yes, Should % |
No, Should Not % |
Don't Know % |
| 2007 | 26 |
72 |
2 |
| 2005 | 28 |
68 |
4 |
| 2004 | 36 |
61 |
3 |
| 2003 | 31 |
67 |
2 |
Question 7: In your opinion, should the standardized test scores of special education students be included with the test scores of all other students in determining whether a school is in need of improvement under NCLB or not? (Asked in: 2004, 2005.)
[Code: 815-No_SS-7]
National Totals |
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| Year | Yes, Should % |
No, Should Not % |
Don't Know % |
| 2005 | 34 |
62 |
4 |
| 2004 | 39 |
57 |
4 |
Question 8: NCLB results have shown that schools with special education students are less likely to make adequate yearly progress than schools with no special education students. Do you think this will make principals and teachers less willing to have special education students assigned to their schools, or will it make no difference? (Asked in: 2005.)
[Code: 820-No_SS-8]
National Totals |
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| Year | Less Willing % |
Make No Difference % |
Don't Know % |
| 2005 | 47 |
45 |
8 |
Student Transfers
Question 9: Assume you had a child attending a school identified as in need of improvement by the NCLB Act. Which would you prefer, to transfer your child to a school identified as NOT in need of improvement or to have additional efforts made in your child's present school to help him or her achieve? (Asked in: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006.)
[Code: 330-No_SS-9]
National Totals |
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| Year | To Transfer Child to School Identified as Not in Need of Improvement % |
To Have Additional Efforts Made in Child's Present School % |
Don't Know % |
| 2006 | 17 |
80 |
3 |
| 2005 | 16 |
79 |
5 |
| 2004 | 16 |
80 |
4 |
| 2003 | 25 |
74 |
1 |
National Totals |
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| Year | Yes, Have Enough Information % |
No, Do Not Have Enough % |
Don't Know % |
| 2003 | 47 |
49 |
4 |
Tutoring
Question 11: Now, let's assume that your child was failing in his or her school. Which kind of tutoring would you prefer -- tutoring provided by teachers in your child's school or tutoring provided by an outside agency that you would select from a state-approved list? (Asked in: 2003, 2004.)
[Code: 319-No_ST-11]
National Totals |
|||
| Year | Tutoring Provided by Teachers in Your Child's School % |
Tutoring Provided by an Outside Agency % |
Don't Know % |
| 2004 | 55 |
40 |
5 |
| 2003 | 52 |
45 |
3 |
Teachers
Question 12: NCLB requires that all students have access to highly qualified teachers. I am going to read off some incentive plans that might be used to attract and retain public school teachers. As I read off each of these incentive plans, would you tell me how effective you think it would be for attracting and retaining teachers? Would it be very effective, somewhat effective, not very effective, or not effective at all? (Asked in: 2007.)
[Code: 853-No ST-12]
2007 National Totals |
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| Incentive Plans | Very Effective % |
Somewhat Effective % |
Not Very Effective % |
Not at All Effective % |
Don't Know % |
| Smaller class sizes | 65 |
30 |
4 |
1 |
* |
| Financial incentives for teachers based on their performance | 59 |
33 |
5 |
3 |
* |
| Making additional professional development programs available to teachers | 43 |
49 |
6 |
2 |
* |
| Higher salaries for beginning teachers | 52 |
35 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
Changes to the Law
Question 13: Just your opinion, should the next president extend the No Child Left Behind Act without change, change the law significantly, or let the law expire? (Asked in: 2008.)
[Code: 875-No ST-13]
National Totals |
||||
| Year | Extend law without change % |
Change the law significantly
% |
Let the law expire % |
Don't Know % |
| 2008 | 16 |
42 |
25 |
17 |
Familiarity with NCLB and Other Programs
Question 14: There are several national education programs that many Americans may or may not know about. Please tell me whether you have heard of the following programs or not:
No Child Left Behind
Race to the Top
Waivers that give states flexibility
in meeting federal education laws
(Asked in: 2013.)
[Code: 966-X-14]
National Totals |
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| Year | Yes, familiar % |
No, not familiar % |
Don't know /refused % |
|
No Child Left Behind |
||||
| 2013 | 97 |
3 |
0 |
|
Race to the Top |
||||
| 2013 | 43 |
57 |
0 |
|
Waivers that give states flexibility in meeting federal education laws |
||||
| 2013 | 42 |
56 |
1 |
|
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