Sentences with phrase «solid majority of public»

But while the reforms a decade ago kept a solid majority of public schools under traditional district management, the current blueprint has the potential to impact every school.

A solid majority of the public as a whole, and a plurality of every subgroup, support education tax credits for low - and moderate - income parents who send their children to private schools.

Not exact matches

As for your seriously off base torture comparison, if we saw a drastic increase in violent crimes, and there was a public outcry for harsher punishments to try and serve as a deterrent, and the Bill was drafted, made open to the public, and the solid majority of the population didn't turn against it with protests, signatures, and contacting their representatives; maybe a torture law could make it (though it would never get past the Supreme Court as the Consttution is now, but we'll let that slide as a hypothetical).

«From the very start, public opinion polls had solid majorities in favor of the bill and those majorities grew,» said Gottfried in a interview on AM 970's Effective Radio of the bill to legalize prescription - based medical marijuana.

Ninety - two percent of voters surveyed in a new Siena Research Institute poll said public corruption is a serious problem in the state, and a solid majority said they would favor a complete ban on outside income.

-- A solid majority of voters surveyed — 62 percent — said they agreed with Cuomo's proposal to make public school teachers eligible for tenure after five years, instead of the current three - year requirement.

Fully 69 percent of the public, and a solid majority of every subgroup, say that they «would be willing to have a child [of theirs] go through high school taking some academic courses over the Internet» (Q. 8).

Moreover, solid majorities (61 %) back more funding for public schools — including 79 % of Democrats, 57 % of Independents, and even 45 % of Republicans.

While basic e-books still generate the majority of digital book revenue in the UK, there is a new suite of products increasingly coming into the public consciousness and, crucially, delivering a solid return.