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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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66%
Yes
34%
No
54%
Yes
29%
No
8%
Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools
3%
No, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead
3%
Yes, but only if they are non-profit
2%
No, and education should not be privatized
1%
Yes, and our entire education system should be privatized

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 @B2KLS5Mfrom Mindoro Occidental  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, but support for independent school should be balanced with investments in public education to ensure that every student, regardless of income, has access to a quality education.

 @B2GRGV5from Alberta  answered…2mos2MO

Independent school are okay but they should not be funded in any way by the government. They should be paid in full by those attending.

 @B3H825Kfrom Ontario  answered…5 days5D

If parents want their child to go through private school, they should have to pay for it. It should go nowhere near tax payer money.

 @B3BFDW8from Ontario  answered…1wk1W

Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools. And while we're at it, how about we get rid of the Catholic school system.

 @B37ZXR2from Ontario  answered…2wks2W

No, independent schools are known to alter/artificially inflate marks for students, quintessentially creating a "pay to play" system

 @B364M34from Ontario  answered…2wks2W

Yes, but the parents/guardians of the student attending private schools should be the ones funding the school.

 @B2WRHY4from Ontario  answered…3wks3W

As a tax payer I do not what to pay for both independent and public funded schools. I think independent schools can exist I just do not want to pay for them.

 @Canadianpunk89  from Pennsylvania  answered…4wks4W

Yes I do. Every student's situation is different. For example, if the independent schools have better programs for kids with certain disabilities compared to what the public schools have, then by all means yes I do support them. I was once a kid with a learning disability so I understand.

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