A poll of likely Colorado voters reveals homelessness, crime, and taxes should be the top priorities for Gov. Polis and the state legislature this session.
The survey was conducted Jan. 26-27 with 540 likely voters for Ready Colorado, a conservative education advocacy group.
Public education came in fourth place.
Interestingly, the majority of those polled, 46.9%, said public education was on the wrong track, 30.6% said the right track and 22.5% were unsure.
Still, more than half said they would choose public schools over private for their own children.
Why? Probably because 60% of those polled favor public charter schools.
School board members up for reelection this year (Tay Anderson) better wise up, as 85% of those polled said they were definitely voting in local school board and city council races this year.
More than half of those polled believe schools should spend more than $15,000 per student, and 65% want charter schools to get equal funding to public schools.
And while 65% agreed teachers should get paid more than $58,000 annually, 78% said increased funding should be achieved by prioritizing spending rather than raising taxes.
Note to school board members, voters think you are wasting their money.
Finally, 68% agreed Colorado should amend the state constitution to guarantee every child the right to school choice.
Those polled seem to have confidence in Polis and the legislature to get this work done — lawmakers scored 38% with somewhat favorable but only 9% very favorable.
Polis fared better with 38% very favorable and 26% somewhat favorable ratings.
But President Biden? Not so much. His unfavorable ratings topped 50%.