Heading into Election Day, a new Sutherland/Y2 Analytics survey shows where Republican and Democratic voters diverge and align on key education issues. Data also shows a difference between parents’ and teachers’ perceptions of the quality of education in Utah.
Highlights from the survey:
- Democrats’ top priority is to increase teacher retention through higher pay, with 64% support, while 25% of Republicans rank that as their top priority.
- Republicans’ top priority is holding teachers accountable for what is taught in the classroom, with 40% support, while this issue did not show up in Democrats’ ranking of top priorities.
- 38% of Democrats, 34% of Republicans and 27% of independents say smaller class sizes is one of their top priorities.
- 76% of Utah teachers believe the quality of Utah’s public education is “excellent/good,” while only 35% of parents agree.
The findings are highlighted in Sutherland’s newest issue brief, available here.
