PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Education
Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Sonja Petek, and Jui Shrestha

April 2011

Some findings of the current survey:

• Most Californians are very concerned that the state’s budget deficit will mean significant cuts to K–12 education.
• Six in ten adults and likely voters favor Governor Brown’s plan of spending cuts and temporary tax increases to close the deficit and avoid cuts to schools.
• More than half of public school parents say they have noticed reduced numbers of support staff or fewer programs at their child’s school.

Job Approval Ratings:
Governor Brown [PDF]
California State Legislature [PDF]

Time Trends of Job Approval Ratings:
Governor Brown [XLS]
California State Legislature [XLS]

This survey was supported with funding from The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.