Poll: Voucher support hinges on class spending

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that 55 percent of Floridians oppose tax-supported school vouchers on their own.

But the support rises to 63 percent in favor of vouchers if they are tied to a proposed requirement (to appear on November's ballot) that 65 percent of schools' budgets be spent in classrooms.

Quinnipiac polled 1,625 Florida voters from May 27 to June 1 with a margin of error of +/- 2.4 percentage points. The poll also found 61 percent of Floridians approve of the job Gov. Charlie Crist, former education commissioner, is doing.

Comments

Dear blogger,

Can you give reliable data about the percentage of money districts are spending in the classroom currently? I believe that if core subjects and services such as guidance counselors and school librarians are counted as classroom expenses that every district in the state is already at or above 65%. In addition, with BILLIONS owed by the Legislature to CSR funding (which can only be used "in the classroom") isn't it ironic that the failure of Bush to implement CSR is being used by Bush to pass vouchers. The Ministry of Truth lives.