36% say CC too tough, 24% not tough enough

New York state voters remain divided over the Common Core standards and a majority want to delay them for two years, according to a new poll released by Siena College.
Thirty-six percent of those polled said the standards were too challenging, 24 percent said they weren’t demanding enough and 23 percent said they were satisfied with the standards. Those numbers haven’t changed much since Siena College’s last poll on the Common Core standards conducted in November.
Forty-six percent of voters felt the Common Core will help students graduate high school ready to enter college or enter the workforce, but 47 percent said they weren’t confident. Fifty percent of voters said they wanted to delay implementation of the standards for two years.
The polling numbers aren’t good for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, either. Sixty-two percent trust the state department of education more than Cuomo when it comes to setting education policy. About 21 percent aligned with Cuomo and 13 percent said they didn’t trust either.
— Caitlin Emma

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