How Americans Feel About Charter Schools:

Charter schools first opened in Minnesota in 1992; by 2011, nearly 5,000 of them had been established in 40 different states. Advocates of charter schools claim that they offer parents accountability for their children's education. To see how Americans feel about charter schools, visit Public Agenda Online (www.publicagenda.org) and select Education under Issue Guides.

Scroll down to The Public View. Click on Bills and Proposals and scroll the arrow to "Support for charter schools can vary depending on question wording and a majority says they don't know enough to have an opinon. Answer the following questions:

1			After reading the different ways the question was asked, why do you think the answers vary?
2			If you had been asked both of these questions, how would you have answered each one. Why?