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These polls have served to provide insight on how parents, guardians, and the general public feel about the most relevant issues related to New Orleans’ highly decentralized K-12 public education system. In previous editions of the poll, we have presented findings for a given year in a single comprehensive report. However, this year, we will stagger the release of a series of topical briefs to prioritize the most timely findings.  \nThe first brief in the series examines perceptions of how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted New Orleans students, families, schools, and educators — a topic that was also a major focus of our 2020 poll. To capture a range of experiences and attitudes, we polled 1,000 public and private school parents and guardians in Orleans Parish, as well as those who homeschool their children. A total of 86% of those respondents had at least one child enrolled in a public school in Orleans Parish. A full demographic and descriptive breakdown of this sample is included on the final page of this report.  \nThis brief provides insights into how those respondents feel about a range of topics related to COVID-19 and education, including vaccine and mask mandates, how schools have responded to the pandemic, as well as the impact of the pandemic on the lives of their children. Upcoming briefs will address respondents’ attitudes towards other aspects of New Orleans public education system.  \nMethodology  \nThis is the 12th opinion poll on public education in New Orleans published by the Cowen Institute and was conducted between October 4-15th, 2021. The survey items were developed by the Cowen Institute in consultation with LJR Custom Strategies, a strategic research and consulting firm led by Principal Jennifer Johnson. The poll surveyed 1,000 adults who reside in Orleans Parish and are the parent/guardian/responsible party for one or more children who currently reside in their household and attend a K through 12 school. Of those adults surveyed, 85% were reached by cell phone and 15% were reached by landline. The sample was representative of the location of residence of the population of New Orleans. Findings from the full sample are subject to a sampling error of plus or minus 3 . 1% . Subgroup analyses are subject to error of up to plus or minus 10% .  \nIn this report, we present the total number of respondents who gave a valid response to a given question (this is presented as an N on the graph title), as well as a percentage. A full overview of question format and item-level [descriptives are included on our website cowendata.org](descriptives are included on our website cowendata.org).  \nThe Cowen Institute 1  \n~~ ~~ Key Findings ~~ ~~  \nThe Response to COVID-19  \n• Overall, a majority of respondents were satisfied with the way both NOLA-PSand their individual schools responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.  \n• Satisfaction with NOLA-PS’s response to COVID-19 and NOLA-PS overall were significantly correlated.  \n• Respondents had more favorable attitudes towards their individual schools’ response to the pandemic than the district.  \n• Attitudes were comparable across subgroups.  \nParents Want Their Children in School  \n• Parents and guardians want their children in school.  \n• Support for virtual schooling at this time was minimal, with 74% preferring in-person schooling. This support was consistent regardless of whether the respondent had a child who had been forced to quarantine.  \n• Respondents are concerned about lost learning time.  \n• 80% agreed or strongly agreed that they are worried about how much school time their kids missed due to Covid and hurricanes.  \nVaccine and Mask Mandates  \n• Respondents were more supportive of testing and mask mandates than they were of vaccine mandates","cbCaigPryQyvG6Cp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigPryQyvG6Cp","pdf",2056691,"English","# Introduction\n# Methodology\n# Key Findings\n## The Response to COVID-19\n## Parents Want Their Children in School\n## Vaccine and Mask Mandates","[{\"question\":\"How was the survey conducted and who participated?\",\"answer\":\"The poll questioned 1,000 adults living in Orleans Parish who are parents/guardians/responsible parties for children attending K-12 schools (including those who homeschool). 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