With a four month head start, Democrat Kamala Harris is an unsurprising early favorite to succeed U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, though few voters have yet to tune into the race, according to a new poll. The Field Poll also shows Democratic Rep. Loretta Sanchez with the potential to secure a […] Read more »
Large majority of Californians support water restrictions amid drought
Nearly two-thirds of Californians support mandatory water restrictions ordered by Gov. Jerry Brown amid the state’s historic drought, though many fear it will be hard to cut back and think farmers can do more to conserve, according to a new Field Poll. CONT. David Siders, Sacramento Bee Read more »
Voter surveys must be neutral and without bias, pollsters say
Conducting surveys of voters’ attitudes on such controversial issues as teacher tenure, layoffs and seniority can be challenging and need to be handled with neutrality and without bias, according to the bipartisan team that handled a recent USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll. … Unions representing teachers expressed concerns about how […] Read more »
California: Most Public School Parents Unfamiliar With New Online Tests
As California schools begin administering new online standardized tests, most public school parents say they have heard nothing about them, according to a statewide survey by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). … More generally, Californians are divided about whether standardized tests are accurate measures of a student’s progress […] Read more »
Most Californians say race relations are better in California than elsewhere in United States
As issues of race continue to make national headlines, most California voters say that race relations are better here than they are in the rest of the country, according to results from the latest USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times Poll. CONT. USC Dornsife Read more »
Californians split on whether testing has been a boon or bust for education
As Congress debates the role of standardized testing in a reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act, a new poll shows Californians are split over whether they believe testing has harmed or improved education in California. CONT. USC Dornsife Read more »