Abstract: This telephone poll of 801 registered voters finds that many Americans still lack an understanding of charter schools. However, after hearing charter schools defined as "independent public schools that are free to be more innovative and are held accountable for improved student achievement," 74 percent of voters said they would favor expanding charter schools (including 39 percent strongly favoring charter school expansion). Fifty-five percent of parents surveyed said they would be interested in enrolling their child in a charter school. Other poll results include: 90 percent of voters favor holding students, teachers, and parents accountable for improving student achievement; 85 percent of voters favor giving parents more options for where to send their child to school; and 83 percent of voters favor giving schools more flexibility to design curriculum
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