POLL: Voters oppose privatization of public education

A brand new poll of American voters has found broad opposition to the privatization of public education. According to the poll, which was conducted by the National School Boards Association and released February 3rd:

• 64% of voters think funding for public schools should be increased.

• 26% think funding should be kept the same, and only 6% thinking funding should be decreased.

• 73% of voters agree with the statement "we should NOT take away public funds from our public schools to fund private, religious, and home school education."

BUT we already knew that the majority of people are against privatizing education. The problem is that some elected officials could care less. With your help, we'll make sure they hear our message to keep public funds for public schools.

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What the Trump Administration isn't telling us about "school choice" (AKA "school privatization")

• In Vice President Mike Pence's back yard of Indiana, students who transferred from a public to a private school using vouchers experienced lower levels of academic achievement.

• Don't be fooled. “School choice” is a catch-all phrase that covers a variety of efforts to privatize public education.

• The "school choice" movement has been around for decades, trying to expand its reach school district state by state.

• Decades of studies have demonstrated that vouchers do not improve educational outcomes.

• Private voucher schools do not have the same obligations as public schools under federal law to protect students from harassment and discrimination.

• Accountability is virtually non-existent in many private charter school programs.

Read more: What Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and Betsy DeVos Won't Tell You About 'School Choice'

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5 reasons everyone should oppose publicly-funded private charter schools

1. Private charter schools drain valuable resources from our public schools.

2. For-profit charter schools are about one thing above all else: profits!

3. Private charter schools aren't transparent or accountable.

4. A third of the charter schools that opened in 2000 closed by 2010.

5. At least a BILLION dollars has been wasted on scam charter schools.