Interesting poll from Siena College.
Voters continue to be divided by the New York State Education Department’s implementation of the Common Core, with 36 percent saying they are too demanding, 24 percent saying they’re not demanding enough and 23 percent saying they are about right (34-27-23 percent in November). And division continues on confidence in Common Core standards better preparing students to be college or career ready upon graduation, with 46 percent saying they are confident and 47 percent saying they are not (45-49 percent in November). By a 50-38 percent margin, voters want implementation of Common Core standards delayed for two years.
Again to combat the view that it is just conservatives who opposed Common Core, that is not the case.
For instance among Democrats polled 35% said the Common Core was too demanding, 26% said they were not demanding enough and 23% said they were just right. Among Republicans 36% said they were too demanding, 24% said they were not demanding enough and 26% said they were just right. Among Independents and others 36% said they were too demanding, 23% said they were not demanding enough, and 23% said they were just right.
A clear minority believes the standards are “just right.”
Among Democrats 41% said they should be implemented as quickly as possible and 47% believe they should be delayed for two years. Republicans had a wider margin with only 32% wanting continued implementation with 60% wanting a delay. With Independents 39% wanted continued implementation and 50% wanted a delay.
They asked whether people are confident that implementing the Common Core in New York’s schools will make students more “college or career ready” upon graduation?
Among Democrats 49% were confident (only 16% were confident) and 41% were not confident. With Republicans only 36% were confident with 59% who were not confident. Among independents 46% were confident and 48% were not confident.
The poll was conducted February 16-20, 2014 to 802 registered New York State voters. It has an overall margin of error of +/- 3.5%.