WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Parents Defending Education (PDE) released new polling on foreign funding in K-12 schools.
The poll was conducted by CRC Research. It sampled 1,600 registered voters between June 20-24 and has a margin of error of +/- 2.45%.
The results:
- Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for schools to accept money from foreign governments?
- 29% Total Appropriate
- 13% Very Appropriate
- 16% Somewhat Appropriate
- 58% Total Inappropriate
- 18% Somewhat Inappropriate
- 40% Very Inappropriate
- 13% Unsure / Refused
- Do you agree or disagree that school districts should be required to disclose when they accept money from foreign governments?
- 87% Total Agree
- 63% Strongly Agree
- 25% Somewhat Agree
- 6% Total Disagree
- 4% Somewhat Disagree
- 2% Strongly Disagree
- 6% Unsure / Refused
- Do you think it is appropriate or inappropriate for schools to share student data with foreign governments that fund school programs?
- 22% Total Appropriate
- 10% Very Appropriate
- 12% Somewhat Appropriate
- 73% Total Inappropriate
- 13% Somewhat Inappropriate
- 60% Very Inappropriate
- 5% Unsure / Refused
- Do you agree or disagree that schools should be required to provide translations of materials in a foreign language that are part of programs funded by foreign governments?
- 57% Total Agree
- 30% Strongly Agree
- 27% Somewhat Agree
- 29% Total Disagree
- 10% Somewhat Disagree
- 19% Strongly Disagree
- 14% Unsure / Refused
- Do you agree or disagree that schools should be allowed to charge tens of thousands of dollars to parents seeking information on foreign funding of their schools?
- 18% Total Agree
- 9% Strongly Agree
- 10% Somewhat Agree
- 73% Total Disagree
- 13% Somewhat Disagree
- 60% Strongly Disagree
- 9% Unsure / Refused
