The Times Poll, under the direction of Susan Pinkus, interviewed 1,221 city residents, including 854 registered voters. Traditionally, board elections are not even a blip on people's radar screens. The Times' survey yielded somewhat mixed results among black and Latino respondents, suggesting that the mayor's influence continues to be strongest among whites. Fifty-six percent of Latinos said the schools were fair to poor. Those who found the schools wanting tended to blame school administrators, state officials, former Gov. Pete Wilson and parents.
Kids feel the effects of that, because problems trickle down from the top.
Pollster Pinkus said those response s were not unexpected. The poll also found that Supt. We owe it to them and their children to resolve their concerns about public schools.