Thursday, June 23, 2011

Poll: 7 in 10 Albertans believe the government is underfunding education

The Alberta Teachers' Association released the results of a public opinion poll today. The poll was conducted by Environics Research Group and is accurate to within 3.4 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The poll was commissioned by the ATA.

Highlights:

70% believe government is underfunding education

18% of Albertans believe the right amount is being spent on education (lowest level in 10 years)

57% believe the Government is most responsible for cuts to education (20% blame education sector unions, 11% blame school boards, 3% blame teachers)

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