Poll Results

Poll Results

PEN Civic Index

The Public Education Network (PEN) Civic Index is a survey designed and implemented to measure a community’s perception of itself with regard to its public schools. 

Strive issued this survey in Greater Cincinnati as a kick-off to a community engagement grant funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The telephone Interviews were conducted from July 9 – July 30, 2008. 
Six hundred and twenty-eight respondents living in the following counties participated: Boone, Brown, Campbell, Clermont, Dearborn, Gallatin, Grant, Hamilton, Kenton, Ohio, Pendleton, Warren.

View full survey results on our blog.

Education Matters Poll

KnowledgeWorks Foundation issues the annual Ohio Education Matters Poll to gather thoughts and public opinions in Ohio.  The results are used in several ways. 

  • First, opinions from the Poll help inform public policy by allowing decision-makers to better understand Ohio's needs and the best alternatives fro meeting those needs. 
  • Second, the Poll allows the Foundation to test its programs and priorities with those of the public.  In light of this understanding the Foundation creates, validates, or modifies programs to increase impact and relevance to Ohio's needs. 
  • Third, polling creates a baseline against which the Foundation can measure ensuing progress.

To review the results, please visit the KnowledgeWorks Foundation website.