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Do you support charter schools?

Do you support independent schools?

Independent schools are taxpayer funded K-12 schools that are managed by private companies. In 1994 Alberta became the first province to allow independent schools. There are 23 independent schools in Alberta and it remains the only province which enables them.

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Response rates from 2.6k Calgary Signal Hill voters.

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Yes
34%
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51%
Yes
26%
No
12%
Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools
5%
No, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead
2%
Yes, but only if they are non-profit
2%
No, and education should not be privatized
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Yes, and our entire education system should be privatized

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 @9ZP8TZLfrom British Columbia  answered…4wks4W

I think Canada should adopt the charter school method where the schools are private but the kids have an intrinsic value. Rich or poor a price per head in funding from the government and force schools to compete for better education by drawing students.

 @9ZGPP6Mfrom New Brunswick  answered…1mo1MO

That depends on the "independent school" case and point do I agree with say for examples residential schools then no

 @9TQFC7Dfrom Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

In an ideal world it would not imply a scholastic hierarchy as it is not about intelligence and more about economical status.

 @9TPCYM2from Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

We need to eliminate political bias in our schools so that public schools are actually about learning valuable skills

 @9T98NNNfrom Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

I do not support independent schools. Unless of course they are for religious purposes. Otherwise, I want it all to be public because then the rich would be forced to invest in public schools to collectively improve the education for all children.

 @9JK53DWfrom Alberta  answered…11mos11MO

The entire school system needs a revamp teachers deserve more and so do the students they are the future period

 @9J73G5Hfrom Ontario  answered…11mos11MO

Depends on what they would be teaching at the school, would they be held to the same standard as every other school board?

 @9H9QP5Vfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, as-long as they are basing their education the same way, but I do believe independent and government owned schools should make equal a efforts to make learning a more comfortable and less stressful environment.

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