Charter schools are tax payer funded K-12 schools that are managed by private companies. Grant-maintained schools were established in the UK and Wales in 1988. These schools were independent of the local school authority until they were turned into foundation schools in 1998. Since 1998 200 Academies have opened which are publicly funded schools with a significant degree of autonomy.
@8RQDPJPConservative3yrs3Y
No, but private schools should still be allowed.
@8RQ46WD3yrs3Y
Yes as long as they can provide equal or better education as state schools
Yes as long as they follow strict national curriculum standards and funding per pupil equal to the amount of funding to other schools
@9HD7XT3 5mos5MO
Yes, but isn’t a shame the U.K. government can’t seem to run the school system. This should not be required, yet is working in many cases.
@9CKX2T510mos10MO
Depends on the nature of the school's governance. If the school is democratically controlled, with all members of the school community collectively owning the school, then yes. If it means the school will fall into being controlled by a small clique in place of democratic accountability, then no.
Privatise entire education system but provide some financial subsidies and assistance for children of households in low income brackets
@9BQ2NL712mos12MO
I don’t think you should have to pay for a child’s education but I also think our education system should be changed drastically.
@9BNG34512mos12MO
No, and education should not be privatised. However, free schools should still remain.
@9BDBN9P1yr1Y
Yes but should not be accountable for results.
@99LRN9M1yr1Y
No but all immigrants should pay for school through insurance
@99C8FJ21yr1Y
Wages and school when the government is alone theme and schoolshot
@rosball220501Labour1yr1Y
No; education should not be privatized and we should focus on improving our public schools and providing more resources for schools and their staff.
Yes but public school wages should be increased
@9866KWG1yr1Y
No, and abolish the market economy
@983JDLF1yr1Y
Yes, and our education system should be privatised more
@97K667M1yr1Y
Only in part privatisation with the rest of ownership by the local authority.
@97K667M1yr1Y
Yes but only in part privatisation with the rest of ownership by the local authority.
@96RW4ZH1yr1Y
Don’t know what they are!
@964HRWR2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they are non-profit and non-religious
@95YLM8H2yrs2Y
Yes, but only while also focusing on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages
@94JPB6W2yrs2Y
yes but there should be near to nothing public spending on the
private schools are a good idea but they shouldn't be publically funded. Also public schools should still exist.
@8YGGHN72yrs2Y
Schools funded by the state should come under local government control and not profiteers or sectarian schooling.
@8XMYXZ3Conservative2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if they are better regulated and provide at least the same quality education as a public school
Yes, but there should be more public schools than charter schools.
@8W396GH3yrs3Y
I do not understand the question
This would be raised in public debate and could be voted on via Liquid Democracy.
@8TJNTNQ3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they are non-profit, not at the expense of funding public schools and education should not be privatised
@8TG49FS3yrs3Y
All Schools should be Run by the Church of England to teach Children how to Respect and Obey God.
No, education should remain public but also needs improving as well as increasing teacher wages.
@8SY68NC3yrs3Y
What on earth is a charter school?
@8SST2LY3yrs3Y
if parents want t osend there kids to these type of schools then why not
Primary focus should be to improve existing schools and if they do come in to place they should not be for profit with proceeds going towards tax with allowance for investment in facilities only. Wages to staff should be comparable as to not detract from quality of teachers choosing to go to public schools.
@8SLGP5V3yrs3Y
If people wish to use them they should be at a cost and no public funding should be put towards it. Our public schools need to be better supported!
@8SHMZC83yrs3Y
I don’t have enough information to make a decision
@8SBSW6YConservative3yrs3Y
No we should focus on improving the schools education system in general
@8S88LXR3yrs3Y
Abolish all private schools
@8S7K2RT3yrs3Y
No, the public education system should be ran by the state/state-owned businesses, student's individual needs should be payed more attention to in all schools anyhow
@8RTM5RR3yrs3Y
No, we should focus on improving public schools.
@8NTHVS63yrs3Y
Yes if you want to send your child
@92F9P8D2yrs2Y
I would support any initiative that improved the quality and range of educational choices in available
@8Z5C3QY2yrs2Y
Yes, but our education system shouldn't be privatized. Charter schools releasing us from the rules of a regular school & adapted to fit each student rather than a factory for the same mindset.
@8YXW28YLibertarian2yrs2Y
schools should not be government funded or lead.
@8YVLB362yrs2Y
Yes and introduce taxed education vouchers.
@StellaUK2yrs2Y
The educational system has failed for generations.
@8R56NKT3yrs3Y
No Education should not be privateised. We should focus on improving resources and teachers wages in public schools.
@Elyspethian3yrs3Y
We should be focused on funding state schools and improving the educational opportunities for the masses—programmes for those of particular aptitudes in various areas—including those of which are vocational—should also be considered—though the entrance into said programs should also be not solely credited through standardised testing.
@8Q5BLS83yrs3Y
Yes, But we should focus on improving the quality of public schools and increasing teacher wages.
@8Q4HYLZ3yrs3Y
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