[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) statewide survey released today showed that the majority of Californians rank education as a top priority, and that they want to protect schools from budget cuts. The poll also shows that parents believe schools are not currently receiving enough funding -- further demonstrating that the Governor’s proposed $4.8 billion in cuts to schools and students is out of sync with the values and priorities of most Californians.

Below are excerpts from some of the PPIC findings.

Education is a top priority for most Californians:

"Education continues to rate high on Californians’ list of the major issues facing the state."

Californians don’t want to cut schools:

"Californians agree that K-12 education is the major spending area they most want to protect from state budget cuts and are concerned that the state’s budget gap will cause significant spending cuts."

Californians believe more money would help public schools:

"A majority of residents agree that additional state funding would lead to higher quality K-12 education (63%)."

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