April 7, 2011 - Schools Chancellor Black Had 17 Percent Approval, In March 16 Quinnipiac University Poll; Lowest Ever For Any Citywide Official Word format New York City Schools Chancellor Cathleen Black had a negative 17 - 49 percent approval rating in a March 16 Quinnipiac University poll of 1,115 city voters, the lowest approval rating ever for any city-wide official. Voters with children in public schools gave Chancellor Black a negative 18 - 53 percent approval rating, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll found. Her negative rating ranged from 21 - 37 percent among Manhattan voters to 8 - 56 percent among Staten Island voters. Quinnipiac University has been measuring approval ratings for city-wide elected officials, schools chancellors and police commissioners for more than 15 years. From March 8 - 14, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,115 registered voters with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio and the nation as a public service and for research. For more data or RSS feed- http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter. 3. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Cathleen Black is handling her job as New York City Schools Chancellor? Union Tot Rep Dem Ind Wht Blk Hisp HsHld Approve 17% 31% 14% 18% 19% 13% 17% 11% Disapprove 49 32 52 52 42 56 57 61 DK/NA 34 37 33 31 38 32 25 28 HvKids PubSch Brnx Kngs Man Qns StIsl Men Wom Approve 18% 18% 17% 21% 14% 8% 22% 13% Disapprove 53 48 52 37 53 56 41 55 DK/NA 29 33 31 41 32 36 37 32
