Sentences with phrase «democrats support school choice»

However, some Democrats support school choice and test - based school accountability as much as Bennett or outgoing Gov. Mitch Daniels.

Their poll results found that 54 % of all likely voters and 42 % of self - identified Democrats support school choice.

Our survey data backed up the conclusion of a recently released internal Democratic memo showing many Democrats support school choice,» remarked Moralez.

77 % of Latinos, 67 % of whites, 56 % of African Americans, 75 % of Republicans, 62 % of Independents, and 54 % of Democrats support school choice.

Not exact matches

By making equal opportunity a central theme of the movement, organizations such as the BAEO, the Friedman Foundation (established by Milton and Rose Friedman and now known as EdChoice), Democrats for Education Reform, and other groups in favor of school choice have put Republican support at risk by emphasizing the role that vouchers can play in opening school doors to the disadvantaged.

But in contrast to the patterns observed among elected officials, ordinary Democrats are somewhat more supportive than Republicans of these policies, in part due to the strong support for private school choice within the heavily Democratic minority community.

«The president is so wildly unpopular among Democrats that his support for some of these policies — which we've been working on for literally decades — had made the politics of supporting school choice much harder than it needs to be,» said Derrell Bradford, the vice president of 50Can.

Others members who support parent choice and equity include Gloria Bonilla - Santiago, LEAP Academy; Nicole Cole, NJ Charter Schools Association; Janellen Duffy, JerseyCAN; Shavar Jeffries, Former Assistant Attorney General and current Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform; and Tia Morris, Teach for America.

As we wrote Monday, Democrat Glenda Ritz earned the support of another newspaper over the weekend: The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette «s editorial board endorsed her in their Sunday opinion pages, criticizing Bennett's push for more school choice and broadened state powers to intervene in schools with chronically - poor test scores.

They make progressive Democrats like me who support public school choice and often feel we don't have a home in our own party feel less alone.

«This poll clearly shows that Mississippians, of all ages — black and white, Republican and Democrat — support school choice.

Voters support the idea of school choice by a 78 - 17 margin, including 83 percent of Republicans and 73 percent of Democrats.

Because Mississippians, white and black, Democrat and Republican, overwhelmingly support school choice.

Evers is largely supported by public school advocates and Democrats while Holtz is running as a conservative choice, appealing to school voucher supporters and opponents of the Common Core State Standards.

It's also worth noting that President Obama's Education Secretaries both supported school choice in the form of charter schools and expressed support for some of today's most popular education reforms — that is to say, Democrats don't unilaterally oppose school choice or the education reform agenda.

«Democratic voters support school choice, the programs overwhelmingly benefit families represented by Democrats.

If voters get angry enough with federal education politics, national Democrats may start learning from their state - level colleagues who are starting to support effective policies like school choice.

Democrats grilled Zais during his November confirmation hearing about his support for school choice, and a past remark to the press about the futility of spending money to educate 5 - year - olds, among other things.

Moreover, a recent Friedman Foundation survey found that support for school - choice tax - credit laws was highest among groups that traditionally vote for Democrats, including low - income Americans (67 percent), younger people (74 percent), blacks (72 percent), and Hispanics (80 percent).

Indeed, school choice is one of only four issues in the Gallup poll where Democrats and Republicans both indicated approval, though there's still a gap of support between the parties.