QUESTION: What do you consider the most important issue facing Minnesota today?

QUESTION: Overall, would you say the public education system is on the right track or the wrong track?

QUESTION: Do you think the recent emphasis on statewide testing to measure student performance is a good thing or a bad thing?

QUESTION: Overall, would you say that public funds allocated for public education in Minnesota are being well spent, or not?

QUESTION: Based on what you know, do you think the charter school movement should be expanded in Minnesota, or not?

QUESTION: Based on what you know, which of the following statements comes closest to your view about the state's graduation standards for students, known as the Profile of Learning? (ORDER ROTATED)

POLL METHODOLOGY
The Mason-Dixon Minnesota Poll was conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, Inc. of Washington, D.C. from August 21 through August 22, 2000. A total of 621 registered Minnesota voters were interviewed statewide by telephone. All stated they regularly vote in state elections.

Those interviewed were selected by the random variation of the last four digits of telephone numbers. A cross-section of exchanges were utilized in order to ensure an accurate reflection of the state. Quotas were assigned to reflect voter turn-out county.

The margin for error, according to standards customarily used by statisticians, is no more than plus or minus four percentage points. This means that there is a 95 percent probability that the "true" figure would fall within that range if the entire population were sampled. The margin for error is higher for any subgroup, such as a regional or gender grouping.

Sample Figures:
Men 307 (49%)
Women 314 (51%)