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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 1.2k V9B voters.

62%
Yes
38%
No
47%
Yes
29%
No
11%
Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools
8%
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
0%
Yes, and our entire education system should be privatized

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 @B2R4LF9from Alberta  answered…4 days4D

The public system does not serve the students with Learning Disabilities well enough. Public funding should be provided for private schools that support students with learning disabilities.

 @B2PLKLDfrom Ontario  answered…7 days7D

Ok to have as an option for people but need huge improvements on public schools, more staff and higher wages

 @B2MXWGHfrom Alberta  answered…1wk1W

I do support independent schools as long as they are not funded by the government at all because people pay them to increase their education circular.

 @B2KLS5Mfrom Mindoro Occidental  answered…2wks2W

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…3wks3W

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.

 @B2FXBYQfrom Nova Scotia  answered…3wks3W

Yes because people need to learn some how, if you have the money to go to a privite school then you should if you want.

 @B2C6CJZfrom British Columbia  answered…4wks4W

We should have both private and public schools. I also think the public sector should have a complete overhaul and teach actual life skills as well as better direct kids to a career path at a younger age

 @B2BV4ZMfrom Ontario  answered…4wks4W

yes, not at the expense of funding public schools and still having a focus on improving public schools and educational workers and teachers wages.

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