Gerald R. Ford

Agree

No, we should focus on improving our public schools and increasing teacher wages instead

Ford was a proponent of improving public education and signed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act into law, which increased federal funding for special education in public schools. This suggests he may have agreed with the idea of focusing on improving public schools and increasing teacher wages. 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.

Agree

Yes, but not at the expense of funding public schools

Ford was a proponent of public education and signed legislation to increase federal funding for it. This suggests he may have agreed with the idea of supporting charter schools, but not at the expense of funding public 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

As mentioned, the concept of charter schools did not exist during Ford's presidency, so it's hard to say definitively how he would have felt about them. However, he did not express opposition to the idea of school choice. 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

The concept of charter schools did not exist during Gerald Ford's presidency, so it's difficult to say definitively how he would have felt about them. However, as a Republican, he may have been open to the idea of school choice. 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, but only if they are non-profit

There's no historical evidence to suggest how Ford would have felt about the idea of non-profit charter schools. However, as a Republican, he may have been open to the idea of school choice. 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

No, and education should not be privatized

While Ford was a proponent of public education, there's no evidence to suggest he was against the privatization of education. As a Republican, he may have been open to the idea of private sector involvement in 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

Yes, and our entire education system should be privatized

While Ford may have been open to the idea of private sector involvement in education, there's no evidence to suggest he would have supported the complete privatization of the education system. He was a proponent of public education and signed legislation to increase federal funding for it. 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.