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Do you support charter schools?

Charter schools are tax payer funded K-12 schools that are managed by private companies. In the U.S. there are approximately 2.9 million students enrolled in 6,700 charter schools. Charter schools are approved and governed by city, county or state governments. Beneficiaries of private schools include real-estate investors who typically own the buildings and land where the schools are housed. Opponents of charter schools argue that they take money away from the public education system and enrich private companies and real estate investors who own the land where the schools are built. Proponents argue that students in charter schools consistently have higher test scores than public school students and note that there are millions of students across the U.S. who are currently on waitlists for private schools.

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Response rates from 754k America voters.

62%
Yes
38%
No
45%
Yes
29%
No
12%
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
4%
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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 @6TJWFCFfrom Minnesota  answered…6yrs6Y

They shouldn't need to exist, the same quality of education should be available in public schools instead of needing to pay to get it in a private school.

 @8G4T258 from Oklahoma  answered…6yrs6Y

No, the reason the students have higher test scores is because those schools have more funding..take their funding and give it to public schools

 @95CJ5F5from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but education should be nationalized.

 @9S2PDWW from Virginia  answered…2yrs2Y

I agree that charter schools must continue to be an available option for those who wish to consider it, charter schools have had better performance rates, and also have an ability to teach a unique curriculum that could appeal to people based upon culture, religion, or preference for their children. But it is important that these charter schools do not become a detriment to the public school system or that they become more available to All those who wish to Consider it. And it should be a priority that we Improve the wages of teachers in public schools and provide courses that will benefit graduates in finding jobs after they complete K to 12.

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Yes, but only if they are non-profit; but not at the expense of funding public schools; No, and education should not be privatized; we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead.

 @9HNC8JW  from North Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

Parents should be able to choose where their children go to school. More options = better education.

 @B8XWKXR from Texas  answered…7mos7MO

Yes, but only for majority white charter schools. All non-white majority charter schools should be dismantled.

 @9L4Z23B  from Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and state should make it easier for more charter, magnet, college prep, and vocational/technical schools to be created in school districts and receive accreditation

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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