Education In Our Community Survey: Majority Of Americans Support School Vouchers (NAPSA)—Anational study showed that a majority of parents give school vouchersa good grade. “Parents want the freedom to choose a school based on its quality, not their address,” said Robert Enlow, executive director of the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation. “This study reflects the support the Foundation encounters every day across the country—parents want choice. They want an education that worksfor their child, regardless of whether the school is public or private.” The study, sponsored by the Friedman Foundation, showed that 63 percent support school vouchers. Other findings include: Most Americans (64 percent) support using tax dollars already allocated to a school district for education to be used to help parents pay for the school of their choice. About 60 percent of Americans would be more likely to vote for a candidate supporting school choice. * Both Republicans (68 percent) and Democrats (54 percent) would be morelikely to vote for a candidate supporting school choice. Nearly 70 percent of AfricanAmerican Democrats surveyed would be morelikely to vote for a candidate supporting school choice. The total number of AfricanAmericans surveyed who favor school choice reaches 80 percent. Even childless taxpayers Parents want choice—they want education that works for their child whether the school is public or private. support school choice. The majority of parents (65 percent) and non-parents (64 percent) favor using tax dollars to send a child to a school of their choice, whether that school is public, private or religious. Findingsfor the study were compiled from a telephone survey of 1,001 adult Americans between August 69. Margin oferror is +/-3.1 percent. For full results of the study, go to www.friedmanfoundation.org. The Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation, dubbed “the nation’s leading voucher advocates” by the Wall Street Journal, is a nonprofit organization established in 1996. The Foundation believes the best way to improve the quality of education is to enable all parents to have a truly free choice of the schools that their children attend.
