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Direction of Minnesota
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Morris Leatherman Company 59 31 10 52 40 8 55 42 3 Right Direction Wrong Track Both 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
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Consensus Solutions in a Polarized State Association of Metropolitan School Districts September 7, 2018 Morris Leatherman Company Direction of Minnesota 2018 Association of Metropolitan School Districts 59 52 Right Direction 55 31
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Household Finances This Year
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Morris Leatherman Company 23 57 21 32 42 26 39 43 18 Better Off About the Same Worse Off 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
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Party Identification
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Morris Leatherman Company 28 2 36 2 30 2 31 1 39 2 26 1 34 42 1 22 1 Republican Independence Democrat Other Unaffiliated Unsure 10 20 30 40 50
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Most Important State Issue
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17 20 8 19 21 12 3 22 22 14 17 10 11 4 30 27 9 16 8 7 3 Education Health Care Transportation State Taxes & Spending Economic Development & Jobs Crime & Public Safety The Environment
5 10 15 20 25 30 35
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Adequacy of State Funding of Education
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42 45 13 54 32 14 50 42 8 Adequate Inadequate Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 2016 Study 2017 Study 2018 Study
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Mandatory Inflation Increase in Education Funding Formula
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29 32 24 13 2 35 29 25 9 2
Strong Support Support Oppose Strong Oppose Unsure
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 2017 Study 2018 Study
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State Pay TOTAL Cost of Special Education
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Morris Leatherman Company 56 33 11 54 36 10 58 32 10 Favor Oppose Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
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High School Graduation Test
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74 20 6 68 24 8 65 28 7 Support Oppose Unsure 20 40 60 80 100 2016 Study 2017 Study 2018 Study
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“All Children Can Learn Regardless of their Race, Ethnicity or Family Income”
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Yes 68% No 27% Unsure 5%
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High School Graduates Have Skills Needed....
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34 28 54 61 12 11 For College Enter the Workforce 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Yes No Unsure
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$1,000 Tax Credit for Donations to Public and Private School Scholarship Programs 2018 Association of Metropolitan School Districts
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56 38 6 63 28 9 Support Oppose Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2017 Study 2018 Study
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"Second Chance" Vouchers
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Morris Leatherman Company 51 38 11 55 34 11 59 31 10 Support Oppose Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
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"Parent Trigger" Law in Minnesota
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61 34 5 65 30 5 69 24 7 Favor Oppose Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2016 Study 2017 Study 2018 Study
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Achievement School District Law
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Support 51% Oppose 42% Unsure 7%
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Countywide Districts/Busing for Equity
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Strong Support 9% Support 10% Oppose 23% Strong Oppose 51% Unsure 7%
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Before-Labor Day Start
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45 49 6 37 54 9 33 60 7 Support Oppose Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2016 Study 2017 Study 2018 Study
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State-Funded Universal Pre-K
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Morris Leatherman Company 59 38 3 47 44 9 54 37 9 Favor Oppose Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
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Districts Pay Remedial College Classes
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Morris Leatherman Company 75 21 4 70 22 8 70 19 11 Support Oppose Unsure 20 40 60 80 100
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Restrict Public Employees Collective Bargaining
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55 40 5 57 35 8 57 35 8 Favor Oppose Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2016 Study 2017 Study 2018 Study
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Teachers’ Unions More Interested In...
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39 53 8 36 56 8
Quality of Education Protecting Jobs Unsure
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2017 Study 2018 Study
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10% Deviation from LIFO in Teacher Cuts
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70 20 10 76 13 11 81 12 7 Support Oppose Unsure 20 40 60 80 100 2016 Study 2017 Study 2018 Study
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Teacher Tenure Protection
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42 49 9 39 53 8 Needed Today Outdated Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 2017 Study 2018 Study
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Firing Ineffective Tenured Teachers
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Morris Leatherman Company 7 54 26 13 5 61 27 7 Too Easy Too Difficult About Right Unsure 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
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Trump Job Rating
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Favorable 37% Unfavorable 54% Unsure 9%
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Trump Economic Policies
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Positive 49% Negative 40% Unsure 11%
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2018 Gubernatorial Contest
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Walz 32% Johnson 31% Other 4% Unsure 33% Walz 45% Johnson 29% Other 5% Unsure 21%
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2018 Attorney General Contest
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Ellison 36% Wardlow 35% Other 4% Unsure 25%