Poll: Half of Americans say theyd pay higher taxes to increase teacher salaries
BY BRETT SAMUELS at the Hill
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/384413-poll-half-of-americans-say-theyd-pay-higher-taxes-to-raise-teacher
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Half of Americans say in a new poll they would pay higher taxes to give teachers raises in the wake of a series of strikes across the country.
An Associated Press–NORC poll, conducted April 11–16, found that roughly a quarter of Americans say they would oppose such a tax increase, and 23 percent neither favor nor oppose such a plan. The poll found that nearly 70 percent of Democrats would support the tax increase, compared to roughly 40 percent of Republicans.
More than three-quarters of Americans, 78 percent, believe teachers are underpaid. Respondents placed significant blame for low teacher wages on unions and state and local governments, according to the poll.
Fifty-two percent of people, meanwhile, approve of recent teacher strikes to protest low wages and rising insurance costs.
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