Washington View: Could American support for public education be slipping?. (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ferguson, Maria
• Is Part Of: Phi Delta Kappan. Volume 99:Number 2(2017:Oct.)
• Page Start: 74
• Page End: 75
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: Education -- United States -- Periodicals; Greek letter societies -- Periodicals; Onderwijs; Éducation -- Périodiques; Associations désignées par des lettres grecques -- Périodiques; Éducation; Enseignement; Pédagogie; Politique éducative; Recherche en éducation; Réforme du système éducatif; Services aux élèves; Système éducatif; États-Unis; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 371.0097305
• DOI: 10.1177/0031721717734197
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-7217

Abstract

According to this year's PDK Poll of the Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, many parents would be willing to abandon public schools if a voucher were dangled before them. Has there really been a shift in American public opinion about public education or does the poll merely reflect what parents believe is best for their own child? The author concludes that some Americans may be poised to re-evaluate their long-standing commitment to public education if the price is right .