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Senator Patty Ritchie

2013 School SurveyTotal Responses = 2,087

Are you concerned that CommonCore places too much emphasis ontesting, and limits teachers' creativityin the classroom? YES NO

74% 13%

How would you rate the quality ofeducation in your local schooldistrict? Excellent Good Fair Poor

19% 64% 13% 3%

Do you think high-performingschools should be allocatedadditional state aid, even if it meansless for other districts? YES NO

11% 81%

Do you feel your local schools aresafe? YES NO

72% 22%

Do you think teachers should beencouraged to carry firearms inschools? YES NO

16% 79%

Do you think disciplinary problems,and issues like bullying, are gettingbetter or worse in our schools? BETTER WORSE

22% 57%

Do you think standards for teachersare stringent enough? YES NO

54% 36%

Do you think New York should domore to recognize great teachers? YES NO

73% 20%

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Do you think the Tax Cap is workingto help hold down school propertytaxes? YES NO

56% 29%

When it comes to state funding foreducation, which of these do youthink is most important?

Improvedschoolsafety

Funding

for basicclasses

andservices

Holding

downlocal

propertytaxes

Merit pay

to rewardhigh-

achievingteachers

Fundingfor

classroomtechnology

Restore cut

to music, arsports and

otheractivities

10% 41% 21% 4% 6% 16%

Do you support a HS diploma optionthat focuses on vocational training? YES NO

84% 9%