New Poll Shows that 92% of Voters Support Early College High Schools
Voters in Stockton are pessimistic about job opportunities for people without college degrees and almost seventy percent (70%) of parents say local public schools need to change. San Joaquin A+ worked with a nationally recognized research organization called Public Opinion Strategies to conduct a telephone survey in Stockton, CA. The survey was conducted January 8-11, 2023. The survey was conducted among with 200 registered voters in Stockton, with an oversample of parents. The margin of error for a survey with 200 respondents in this context is ±6.93%. The headline finding for San Joaquin A+ from this poll is that voters overwhelmingly support creating an early college high school program in Stockton (92% support) across party lines and education backgrounds (see above image). This support is largely driven by respondents being attracted to opportunities for students to receive college credits while still in high school, and by beliefs that proposals for Early College High Schools would lead to greater career options for youth in Stockton. These responses reinforce a core goal of San Joaquin A+, which is to prepare young people to do what they love and earn what they need to have a family sustaining income by the age of 26. Other core findings include the following: Voters in Stockton are pessimistic about job opportunities for people without college degrees. Fifty-one percent (51%) said that [...]