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.
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Response rates from 70.1k UK voters.
37% Yes |
63% No |
22% Yes |
46% No |
9% Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools |
10% No, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead |
6% Yes, but only if they are non-profit |
7% No, and education should not be privatised |
0% Yes, and our entire education system should be privatized |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 70.1k UK voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 70.1k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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No, and education should not be privatised, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead
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Focus on improving school now, by improving teachers conditions to ensure retention of good teachers and eradicate toxic management of schools.
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Yes as long as they follow strict national curriculum standards and funding per pupil equal to the amount of funding to other schools
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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.
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Yes, as long as they are accessible for everyone regardless of their income due to tuition waivers and income based tuition.
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No, the schools we have now need to b improved big time and teachers need to b better educated on all pupils not just txt book kids
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Education should not be privatised; we should focus on improving public schools and increasing teacher wages instead
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give parents voucher towards schools of their choice if not in public sector...but regulated schools
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