Survey Finds Newarkers Support School Choice
By TAPinto Newark, An overwhelming majority of Newarkers support more school choice, including more public charter schools, according to a survey of Newark residents released Tuesday. The survey, commissioned by the New Jersey Children’s Foundation, polled 516 registered Newark voters Sept. 6-9 on a wide variety of questions about education in Newark. The survey was conducted by Change Research….Read More
Should the Opinions of “National Pundits” Outweigh the Opinions of Newark Residents on Charter Schools? A New Poll Reveals a Stark Difference.
By Laura Waters for NJ Left Behind, “Contrary to what you may hear in the national narrative, there is a lot of public support for the historic progress Newark has made. Newark voters are still looking for more quality school options, and they broadly support public charter schools as part of the solution. We should…Read More
Nearly two-thirds of Newark voters approve of charter schools, poll shows
By Patrick Wall, On the national stage, charter schools remain deeply divisive. But in Newark, where more than one in three students attend charters, a majority of voters support the schools, according to a new poll. By a two-to-one margin, respondents said they agreed with the statement that “public charter schools are an important part…Read More