Poll Says Arizonans Value Education But Are Critical of System

A poll by the Morrison Institute of Public Policy finds that Arizona voters support education but are critical of the educational system.

Arizonans consider education to be among the top three issues that the governor and Legislature need to address. Education was cited by 20% of the respondents, just behind immigration and jobs.

When asked to prioritize how state money should be spent, 51% rated K-12 education as very high and 40% high priority, a total of 91%.

But when asked how well Arizona public schools are doing, only 39% said the schools are doing a good job and 6% said an excellent job. A total of 41% said the schools are doing a poor or very poor job.