Recent surveys show much opposition to voucher initiatives in California and Michigan.
But both measures face significant opposition among voters, based on recent opinion surveys. Proposal 1 in Michigan and Proposition 38 in California would give thousands of dollars to parents who want to place children in private or parochial schools. Detroit residents gave the voucher measure higher support. But one of the researchers connected to the Harvard study in September has openly questioned the study's provoucher findings, calling them premature. In the meantime, opponents of vouchers have seen their words used in favor of the measure.