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Ronald Reagan’s policy on school vouchers

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

  Ronald Reagan voterbaseYes, but I would rather privatize all education

Ronald Reagan’s answer is based on the following data:

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Ronald Reagan voters

Answer: Yes, but I would rather privatize all education

Importance: Least Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 158 voters that voted for Ronald Reagan in the 1984 Presidential election.

Party influence

Republican Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Least 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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Strongly agree

Yes

Reagan was a strong proponent of school choice and believed in the power of competition to improve education. He would likely support vouchers for private schools, although he did not specifically advocate for this policy 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.

Agree

Yes, but only for low income families

Reagan might agree with this statement to some extent, as he did believe in helping low-income families. However, he also believed in school choice for all families, not just those with low incomes. 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 I would rather privatize all education

Reagan was a proponent of less government intervention in education and might agree with the idea of privatizing all education. However, he did not specifically advocate for this policy 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.

Agree

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

Reagan might agree with this statement to some extent, as he did believe in rewarding exceptional achievement. However, he also believed in school choice for all students, not just those with exceptional achievements. 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, we should focus on improving our public schools instead

While Reagan did believe in improving public schools, he also believed in school choice and competition as a means to achieve this. He would likely disagree with the idea of focusing solely on public schools to the exclusion of 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.

Strongly disagree

No

Reagan's policies generally favored less government intervention in education, not more. He would likely disagree with the idea of not offering vouchers 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.

Very strongly disagree

No, and ban private schools

Reagan was a strong proponent of school choice and would likely strongly disagree with the idea of banning 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 2,330 voters that identify as Republican.

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