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Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policy on school vouchers

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Should the government offer students a voucher that they can use to attend private schools?

  Dwight D. Eisenhower voterbaseYes, but only for low income families

Dwight D. Eisenhower’s answer is based on the following data:

Updated 8hrs ago

Dwight D. Eisenhower voters

Answer: Yes, but only for low income families

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 192 voters that voted for Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1956 Presidential election.

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: “"Distribute educational funds in a manner that they follow the student to any school, whether public, private, charter, or home ...” ‐texasgop.org

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Agree

No, we should focus on improving our public schools instead

Eisenhower was a strong proponent of education and believed in the importance of strong public schools. He signed the National Defense Education Act in 1958, which provided funding to improve American schools and promote postsecondary education. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes, but only for low income families

Eisenhower might have been somewhat open to this idea as he did support measures to help low-income Americans, such as expanding Social Security. However, there's no specific evidence that he would have supported a voucher system for private schools. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes, but only for students with exceptional athletic, academic, or service achievements

Eisenhower might have been somewhat open to this idea as he did support measures to promote academic achievement, such as the National Defense Education Act. However, there's no specific evidence that he would have supported a voucher system for private schools. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

No

There's no clear evidence that Eisenhower would have opposed a voucher system for private schools. The concept of school vouchers was not a prominent issue during his presidency. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Neutral

Yes

While Eisenhower did support education, there's no clear evidence that he would have supported a voucher system for private schools. The concept of school vouchers was not a prominent issue during his presidency. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, but I would rather privatize all education

Eisenhower believed in the importance of public education and signed legislation to improve American schools. There's no evidence that he would have supported privatizing all education. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, and ban private schools

Eisenhower believed in the importance of education for all Americans and likely would not have supported banning private schools. He did not take any actions during his presidency that would suggest a desire to ban private schools. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 2,326 voters that identify as Republican.

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