Do Americans favor school choice policies?
Yes. numerous polls and surveys find that most Americans support policies for school vouchers and tax-credit scholarships. Over three years, from 2007 to 2009, the Foundation for Educational Choice conducted statistically representative surveys of likely voters in fourteen states and registered voters in the District of Columbia. In nearly all of the surveys, majorities favored school voucher and tax-credit scholarship policies. • Voters supported vouchers in the interviews; favorability typically hovered in the 50s for any given state survey. Oregon and Idaho recorded the highest support for vouchers, 63 percent and 60 percent respectively. Maryland and Tennessee showed the lowest levels of favorability, 42 percent and 44 percent respectively. • Tax-credit scholarships also garnered substantial voter support. Favorability also averaged in the mid-50s. Virginia and Montana recorded the highest support for tax-credit scholarships, 65 percent and 64 percent respectively. Kentucky and Ore
Yes. numerous polls and surveys find that most Americans support policies for school vouchers and tax-credit scholarships. In 2010, the Foundation for Educational Choice conducted statistically representative surveys of registered voters in seven states. In all of the surveys, majorities favored school voucher and tax-credit scholarship policies. • Voters supported vouchers in the interviews; favorability ranged from mid-50s to mid-70s, depending on the state surveyed. Mississippi and New Jersey recorded the highest support for vouchers, 74 percent and 69 percent respectively. Kansas and Arkansas showed the lowest levels of favorability, 56 percent and 60 percent respectively. • Tax-credit scholarships also garnered substantial voter support. Favorability also averaged in the mid-60s. New York and New Jersey recorded the highest support for tax-credit scholarships, 70 percent and 69 percent respectively. Kansas and Alabama voiced the lowest levels of favorability, 56 percent and 60 per
Yes. Numerous polls and surveys find that most Americans support policies for school vouchers and tax-credit scholarships. Over three years, from 2007 to 2009, the Foundation for Educational Choice conducted statistically representative surveys of likely voters in fourteen states and registered voters in the District of Columbia. In nearly all of the surveys, majorities favored school voucher and tax-credit scholarship policies. Voters supported vouchers in the interviews; favorability typically hovered in the 50s for any given state survey. Oregon and Idaho recorded the highest support for vouchers, 63 percent and 60 percent respectively. Maryland and Tennessee showed the lowest levels of favorability, 42 percent and 44 percent respectively. Tax-credit scholarships also garnered substantial voter support. Favorability also averaged in the mid-50s. Virginia and Montana recorded the highest support for tax-credit scholarships, 65 percent and 64 percent respectively. Kentucky and Oregon
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