A statewide survey of 604 Alabama voters done in December 2006 found that improving education is an extremely high priority in the state, and voters recognize the importance of pre-kindergarten education as an integral part of that effort. Some highlights of the poll results include:
- Improving education is rated by 57 percent of voters as the top priority for the state. Sixty-five percent of voters believe that making voluntary, high-quality pre-k available to all children is an important priority for Alabama to address now, because getting young children ready to do their best in school will help improve the success of K-12 education.
- Three quarters (76%) of voters believe that Alabama should fund voluntary pre-k for all families, just as it does for K-12, and two thirds (64%) of voters feel strongly about this assertion. Support for state funded pre-k is evident across political parties (61% Republicans, 92% Democrats), races (69% whites, 99% African Americans), and family compositions (76% of parents and non-parents alike).
- Voters say the state is not doing enough to provide high-quality pre-k programs. Sixty-one percent say the state is doing too little in this regard, 22 percent say it is doing the right amount, and just three percent say percent say it is doing more than necessary.
The survey was conducted for Pre-K Now and the Alabama School Readiness Alliance by the bipartisan polling team of Peter D. Hart Research and The Tarrance Group.
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