There is a lack of concrete information out there, so it creates an opening for scare tactics and distortion. Similar statistics occurred with regard to parents living in Milwaukee and Cleveland, cities which currently operate local voucher programs.
Statistics grow even more top heavy when the entire public sampling is reported.
With 63 percent claiming to know very little or nothing about vouchers, and 81 percent feeling that way about charter schools, there seems to be a dichotomy at play in the collective mind of the public. These concepts garnered 72 percent and 78 percent positive responses, respectively. Perhaps most important among the findings in On Thin Ice is the advice it provides for journalists and political leaders at all levels. According to the study, most Americans simply don't yet know how they want their educational systems organized. In a Capitol Hill conference the last week of October, Dr. Myron Lieberman received a Leadership Award for his outstanding service in the field of school choice.