QUESTIONS
1.
1.
A new study by the Knight Foundation – a nonprofit that provides grants for journalism and the arts – found that two-thirds of Americans oppose efforts to restrict books. The study found that 62% of Americans oppose their state government legislating what content is allowable in school books. Do you support or oppose your state government legislating what content is allowable in school books?
Approve
17%
254 votes
Oppose
57%
851 votes
Undecided
17%
251 votes
No opinion
10%
144 votes
2.
2.
About 7% of parents with reading-age children reported their child reading an age-inappropriate book from school, and 25% of pre-K-12 parents are concerned about this happening in the future. Have your children ever read an age-inappropriate book from school?
Yes
12%
177 votes
No
33%
500 votes
Undecided
13%
192 votes
Not Applicable
42%
631 votes
3.
3.
The study also found that 78% of all adults say they are confident that their community's public schools select appropriate books for students to read. Are you confident that your community's public schools are selecting appropriate books for students to read?
Yes
45%
677 votes
No
18%
277 votes
Undecided
18%
268 votes
Not Applicable
19%
278 votes
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