Questions - Teachers - April 8-9, 2015
Americans Still Have Mixed Feelings Abut Teachers' Unions
Americans Are Less Interested in Being Teachers
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National Survey of 800
American Adults
Conducted April 8-9,
2015
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* Are
public school teachers paid too much, too little or about right?
4* How
much does the average school teacher get paid?
5* The average pay for a school teacher in America is
$56,000. Knowing this, are public school teachers paid too much, too little or
about right?
6* Is it too easy to get rid of poor teachers, too hard or
about right?
7* Do
you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very
unfavorable opinion of teachers unions?
8* In
terms of its impact on the nation, is it a good thing or a bad thing that most
teachers belong to public employee unions?
9* Do
you currently have children in grades K-12?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5
percentage points with a 95% level of confidence