{"id":2073,"date":"2021-01-28T19:29:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T19:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wtibfm.com\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2021-01-28T19:29:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T19:29:14","slug":"voters-disapprove-of-gov-coopers-handling-of-school-reopening-during-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wtibfm.com\/?p=2073","title":{"rendered":"Voters Disapprove of Gov. Cooper\u2019s Handling of School Reopening During COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New Civitas Poll shows high disapproval of local school districts as well<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RALEIGH – After living for months under Gov. Roy Cooper\u2019s restrictive rules that have forced most North Carolina public school kids out of the classroom and into online learning, many North Carolina voters aren\u2019t happy with the governor\u2019s handling of school reopenings during COVID-19. A new Civitas Poll released Thursday shows 46% of likely registered voters give the governor a thumbs-down on the issue, with only 39% giving a thumbs-up.

Disapproval is strongest among Hispanics, 59% of whom expressed their concern over the governor\u2019s handling of school shutdowns. A plurality of Unaffiliated and Republican voters, as well as those living in rural North Carolina, also disapproved of Gov. Cooper\u2019s actions.
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<\/td>Voters showed a similar disapproval with their local school district\u2019s handling of reopenings in light of COVID-19, with 45% saying they either strongly or somewhat disapprove. Approval of local district actions sat at just 34%, five points lower than the governor. Nearly seven in 10 believe instructional changes made in response to the pandemic have had a negative impact on student learning.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

“While Gov. Roy Cooper has had high approval ratings over the past four years, voters are running out of patience with his handling of reopening schools,” said Donald Bryson, president of the John Locke Foundation. “Voters, especially parents, feel that families should have a greater say in their child’s educational environment, and COVID-19 has emphasized how out of touch the Cooper administration is on this issue.”

Voters were also asked their view of the role a parent should play in choosing where their child attends school. The overwhelming majority \u2013 82% – agree that parents should have that ability. The findings come during National School Choice Week<\/a>. Only 32% of respondents said they would choose a traditional public school for their child if location and cost were not a factor, and just 7.5% gave their local public school an \u201cA\u201d grade.

With location and cost not a factor, two out of three respondents (65%) chose an alternative learning environment for their child: private religious or parochial school (23%), private non-religious school (20%), charter school (14%), and homeschool (8%). Even more \u2013 72% – favor education savings accounts in K-12 education. ESAs create a savings account using government funds for parents with restricted uses for educational purposes.

Bryson continued, “Fortunately, North Carolina has created an educational environment, particularly over the past 10 years, that allows families to access other educational options. Now we are seeing families move into schools of choice in numbers we’ve never seen before.”

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