Sentences with phrase «percent support someone»

Among all Utahns, pollster Dan Jones & Associates finds 84 percent support such a new law, only 14 percent oppose it.

To address the issues, 75 percent of school leaders encourage an increase in federal funding for school districts to comply with the new standards and 60.3 percent support additional flexibility for school districts to improve their ability to provide good nutrition without harm to instruction, personnel, and other school district operations.

As reported by EdSource's John Fensterwald, a Public Policy Institute of California poll found, ``... among all Californians, 64 percent support the extension, 32 percent oppose it and 4 percent are undecided.

The poll, commissioned by American Federation for Children and conducted by the Democratic polling firm Beck Research, found 68 percent support the concept of school choice, compared to just 28 percent who oppose the idea.

In a new survey, which was commissioned by American Federation for Children and conducted by Beck Research, 63 percent support «giving parents the right to use tax dollars designated for their child's education to send their child to the public of private school which best serves their needs.»

A statewide poll of unionized teachers in traditional public schools found that 85 percent support extending the probationary period to at least three years.

Polling shows that a similar private - sector provision in the Employee Rights Act has 84 percent public support, including 85 percent support among union households.

It garnered nearly 55 percent support from Pierce County voters, and just over 50 percent in Thurston County.

The survey, showing a 56 - 34 percent support for more charter schools, comes just days before thousands of families, teachers and community leaders will rally on the Brooklyn Bridge next Tuesday to communicate a simple message to city and state leaders: charter school families need your support.

Another 43 percent support increasing funding for charter schools.

An article in the Green Bay Press - Gazette reports, «Among those polled, 54 percent support the statewide program, and 45 percent said they oppose vouchers.

Likely voters have made their opinions clear in polling — 68 percent support school choice, and those percentages are even higher among African - American (72 percent), Hispanic (75 percent), and Millennial (75 percent) voters.

State Sen. Pam Roach talks about sponsoring the Seal of Biliteracy bill, which passed with 100 percent support in the state senate.

These findings are echoed in a July 2013 poll of public school parents by the American Federation of Teachers, which found that 77 percent support strong public schools over expanded vouchers and charters.

In a new survey, which was commissioned by American Federation for Children and conducted by Beck Research, 63 percent support «giving parents the right to use tax dollars designated -LSB-...]

Of the 1,000 teachers surveyed, 95 percent support setting college and career readiness as the goal for the state's students.

When it comes to conservatives, however, only 38 percent support the Common Core, and among those who call themselves extremely conservative it's just 23 percent.

In fact the opinions of African - Americans resemble those of the American public as a whole — 51 percent support, 28 percent oppose, 21 percent neutral.

EdNext found that 77 percent of parents support schools in their community providing students with laptop computers for classroom use, though only 33 percent support allowing students to use their smartphones in the classroom.

Among teachers, 57 percent oppose and 32 percent support the opt - out movement.

No less than 81 percent of all respondents support requiring students in certain grades to pass an exam before they proceed to the next grade, and 85 percent support requiring students to pass an exam before graduating from high school.

Sixty percent support allowing them to select a school in another district, a step that would vastly expand the range of options, yet has not received serious consideration in Congress.

Fully 68 percent of adults who themselves know a home - schooled child believe that such children should have the option of taking selected classes at local public schools, and another 61 percent support allowing them to participate in sports and extracurricular programs, as compared with 48 percent and 51 percent, respectively, of adults who do not know a home - schooled child (Q. 15, 16, 17).

Just 29 percent support converting the schools into charter schools.

In sum, 56 percent of those informed of their local district's national rankings favor universal vouchers, but only 34 percent support targeted vouchers.

That differs sharply from the 43 percent and 41 percent support for universal and targeted vouchers, respectively, among those not provided this information.

The weakest support was for paying teachers more if their students demonstrate knowledge gains on state tests (63 percent support, 25 percent strongly).

Among this group, 65 percent support more rigorous standards.

EdNext found 42 percent support and 41 percent opposition, again a roughly even split.

AFC's recently released 2018 national survey showed that 63 percent support school choice, including 41 percent who strongly support it.

Among independents, 57 percent support increased spending, again placing them closer to Republicans in their view of the issue.

Of these nine options, «improving students» scores on standardized achievement tests» came in last place with 69 percent support (36 percent strongly).

In 2010, 75 percent support the idea, regardless of whether they are informed of average state salary levels.

When the survey asked whether teacher salaries should be increased, 59 percent of respondents favor the idea in 2010 (see Figure 1b), well below the 69 percent support observed in 2008.

On the one hand, EdNext finds that the large majority supports annual testing for grades 3 - 8 (69 percent support, 20 percent oppose).

Thirty - nine percent now say they support vouchers, an 8 - percentage - point reversal from the 31 percent support the idea received just a year ago.

Another 72 percent support a requirement that students pass an exam before being allowed to receive a high school diploma.

Fully 60 percent of teachers object to the idea of principals being allowed to hire college graduates who do not have formal teaching credentials, and only 28 percent support it.

A plurality of 40 percent support funding online classes that help dropouts gain credits.

Among respondents not told actual spending levels, only 53 percent support higher funding, down 10 percentage points from the 63 percent who were supportive a year ago.

You had my hundred percent support of saying this color is «a nude that has enough pink to not wash you out».

Winners receive a cash award and institutional funding (approximately equivalent to 20 percent support for one year) to pursue research activities in their area of interest.

Similarly, the 50 U.K. districts with the highest levels of fear and anxiety demonstrated an average of 60 percent support for the Brexit, with the lowest 50 districts supporting Brexit at the 46 percent level.

Cruz's December rise stumbled in January amid attacks concentrated on his positions on issues like immigration; 23 percent support him in the new poll.

An equal number of Americans either support or lack an opinion on the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, while the largest number opposes withdrawal: 42 percent oppose it, 28 percent support it, and 28 percent neither support nor oppose withdrawal.

Fifty - seven percent support actions taken by some mayors and governors to honor the goals of the Paris climate agreement despite U.S. withdrawal, and 55 percent think their state and local government should do more to address climate change.

Thirty - five percent oppose the direction of energy policy in the United States, while 45 percent lack an opinion and only 17 percent support the direction.

«For us, it is a celebration that majority of Igbos are acknowledging the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari towards improving the infrastructure base in the South - East, which wallowed in dilapidation during the 16 years rule of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a party that Ndigbo gave 100 percent support.

Forty - three percent of voters oppose hydrofracking in New York; 39 percent support the deep - drilling method.

Among Republicans, just 37 percent support the new laws.