Voters favor limited city role in schools
Poll shows little support for mayor taking control of district
Grading public schools
| Grade public schools in SD… | A/B | C | D/F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 34% | 36 | 22 |
| Party Registration | |||
| Democrat | 39 | 38 | 14 |
| Republican | 28 | 34 | 32 |
| DTS/Other | 33 | 36 | 22 |
| Region | |||
| West (1, 2) | 36 | 42 | 16 |
| North Central (5, 6, 7) | 34 | 32 | 26 |
| South Central (3, 4, 8, 9) | 32 | 36 | 23 |
| Education | |||
| HS or less | 41 | 27 | 23 |
| Some College | 28 | 43 | 18 |
| College grad | 32 | 34 | 26 |
| Post grad | 37 | 38 | 20 |
| School-Age Children | |||
| Yes | 48 | 27 | 23 |
| No | 30 | 38 | 22 |
| Top Issue | |||
| Economy and Jobs | 34 | 40 | 16 |
| Reforming city pensions | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Education | 42 | 34 | 18 |
| Mayoral Ballot | |||
| DeMaio | 23 | 36 | 35 |
| Filner | 39 | 38 | 14 |
| Dumanis | 46 | 24 | 21 |
| Fletcher | 35 | 37 | 21 |
| Undecided/DK | 34 | 38 | 1 |
Originally published March 31, 2012 at 2 p.m., updated April 1, 2012 at 7:51 a.m.
Nearly three-quarters of San Diego voters believe it’s appropriate to use city resources to improve public education, but about two-thirds oppose the next mayor taking control of the San Diego Unified School District, according to the Center for Education Policy and Law/U-T San Diego Poll.
A solid majority of voters say city schools are struggling but still provide a quality education. Voters also rate San Diego campuses higher than schools nationally and they support charter schools, according to the poll.
Teachers are viewed very favorably. And voters assign blame for school problems to state, federal and local education officials and parents before teachers and teachers unions.
To improve education, voters favor spending money more efficiently, encouraging greater parental involvement and reducing class sizes. They put less emphasis on holding schools more accountable for improved student achievement, raising salaries for the best teachers and decreasing reliance on standardized tests.
Voters in the survey ranked education as one of the top issues facing the mayor and city council.
Debate over whether city government should assume more responsibility of schools intensified when two of four major candidates for mayor of San Diego — District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher — release
A solid majority of voters say city schools are struggling but still provide a quality education. Voters also rate San Diego campuses higher than schools nationally and they support charter schools, according to the poll.
Teachers are viewed very favorably. And voters assign blame for school problems to state, federal and local education officials and parents before teachers and teachers unions.
To improve education, voters favor spending money more efficiently, encouraging greater parental involvement and reducing class sizes. They put less emphasis on holding schools more accountable for improved student achievement, raising salaries for the best teachers and decreasing reliance on standardized tests.
Voters in the survey ranked education as one of the top issues facing the mayor and city council.
Debate over whether city government should assume more responsibility of schools intensified when two of four major candidates for mayor of San Diego — District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher — release