Big news on School Choice this week! A fresh poll shows massive support in Mississippi to have families, not government, control their child’s education. Mississippi voters say they’ll reward lawmakers who make it happen.
The brand-new statewide survey (October 27-30, 2025) conducted by The Tarrance Group shows rock-solid support for expanding education freedom. There is massive bipartisan support across every region, race, and political affiliation. Any little cliques that try to derail school choice need to know what they are going to be up against. Either they can support School Choice and President Trump, or they can side with leftwing teacher unions - and lose, as some anti School Choice lawmakers in Texas found out. Here’s what Mississippi voters are saying - loud and clear:* 86% support parents, not government, choosing the best school for their child (58% strongly). Support spans demographics: 87% White, 83% Black, 93% Republican, 83% Independent, 76% Democrat.
* 75% support Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) for all families—no income caps, no district restrictions. 75% of K-12 parents agree. 83% of Republicans, 73% of Independents, 65% of Democrats.* 79% are more likely to vote for legislators who expand ESAs statewide and universally (+58 net favorability). Even 71% of Democrats say they’re more likely to support pro-ESA lawmakers. 78% agree that when funding follows the child, schools become more accountable (35% strongly). * 77% support letting dissatisfied families switch schools and take their funding with them.* Bonus boost: 66% say President Trump’s strong support for universal school choice makes them more supportive (+34 net). Mississippians see progress and according to the poll, 58% say K-12 education is heading in the right direction - and 65% of parents agree. Wanting School Choice is not fringe – it’s the mainstream position in Mississippi. With your help, we’ll hold lawmakers accountable and deliver the education freedom Mississippi families deserve. Douglas Carswell is the President and CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy.
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9 comments:
You know who is against school choice? Parents with kids in good schools.
Kosciusko is against school choice.
12:35 agree. I pay extra to send my kids to private school not just for the curriculum but also the environment. Also how long before they use the government money as an excuse to change the curriculum to a more inclusive(i.e. non christian) model.
Mississippi is behind in education largely bc it lacks school choice. My two sons attend Jackson Prep and we live in the city of Jackson but I think everyone should have a choice. Most conservative states already have this.
There's already school choice, chose to work hard, be disciplined, plan and move to an area with good schools, or enroll your kids in private schools. This will do nothing but hurt good schools that are within driving distance of bad schools. I'd love to know where the money is coming from to press fro this.
Wasn’t Douggie saying how polls were all wrong when it came to Trump and elections? Wasn’t he saying polls are unreliable? Yet, here he is again relying upon a poll.
Perhaps they’re only right and reliable when they agree with him.
12:35 exactly. And I bet that if put to a vote, it would fail. Polls aren't accurate. My demographic somehow never gets polled. Probably because my demographic isn't pushing narratives such as school choice and the pollsters know it.
Does this mean I get to use the tax money slated to fund the public school system to pay for my child's home schooling?
Allowing vouchers to be used at any instate public school that has the capacity to take the student with no restrictions needs to happen ASAP. This really doesn't even need a "Program", MDE already has a system to track children's attendance, just need the funds to follow the child, could even be on a daily basis. Much simpler, easier to manage and most of the system is already paid for.
Allowing taxpayer funds to be channeled to private schools. This has been happening for several years under guise of "special needs", so taxpayers end up paying for well-to-do persons children at private schools. It would be interesting to see a list of the 1/2 "reserved" slots in this program, a lot of people would be surprised who is benefiting.
A concern I see with a mentioned component of these programs; when people talk about setting up vouchers with no oversight using taxpayer funds paid to private schools, most folks are thinking academies such as we have today. I predict that within a few short years this money would be used to fund dozens of junior madrasas. The other avenue would be channel these taxpayer funds through shell organizations that look like "schools" for home school programs. Too many ways to game the program.
Paying for private school, home school or other types of education programs should be the responsibility of parents, not taxpayers. Taxpayers should fund public schools.
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