WAPCS Survey Results
The Question
Do you support or oppose allowing communities to create new public schools – called charter schools – that would be held accountable for student results and would be required to meet the same academic standards/testing requirements as other public schools but not cost taxpayers any additional money?
- 76%TOTAL SUPPORT (NET)
48%STRONGLY SUPPORT
28%SOMEWHAT SUPPORT - 18%TOTAL OPPOSE (NET)
9%SOMEWHAT OPPOSE
9%STRONGLY OPPOSE - 6%DON’T KNOW (VOL)
1%REFUSED (VOL)
Cheyenne and Jackson Voices On School Choice…
The kids deserve the right to go to any school.
Corbett
The benefit [of charter schools] is that parents have deliberately chosen the school they want their child to go to. If the parent has a charter school choice, it is better for the child…
Adrienne
In response to the current charter school law…
That sounds tough [to meet], especially if the school district is protective.
Victoria
I don’t know if they will ever allow it to go any further.
Theresa
There should be an either/or somehow not having the board of education be the gatekeeper. Because if half of the parents in a school and 10% of the district is interested, then there is obviously something there.
Elizabeth