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Do you support charter schools?

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 72.6k UK voters.

38%
Yes
62%
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

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 @BF22TLRanswered…1wk1W

No, and we already have them, they are just called free schools, this website is too American.

 @9X7FNNKanswered…2yrs2Y

Private schools should be privately run

 @B6KNRDRanswered…10mos10MO

Yes - our education system should be entirely privatised, but in a similar case to free school meals, those who cannot afford fees should be given the opportunity to pay later when they can, or perhaps directly out of their income.

 @B5YX3R4answered…12mos12MO

We should support Charter schools and any other types and kinds of schools in our country. But at the same time we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages. We need to find a win-win solution.

 @9Q3DTQ5answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, as long as they are accessible for everyone regardless of their income due to tuition waivers and income based tuition.

 @9PXH9XSanswered…2yrs2Y

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

 @9RT3JKXanswered…2yrs2Y

No, and education should not be privatised, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead

 @9PQ5DSDanswered…2yrs2Y

Education should not be privatised; we should focus on improving public schools and increasing teacher wages instead

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