Giving Compass' Take:

· New results from a recent Democrats for Education Reform poll show a disconnect between US citizens and the new policies set by the Trump administration. Here, The 74 shares seven of the key takeaways from the data.

· How can schools reward great teachers? Should all students be given a choice to attend any school they choose? Should schools be held accountable for unsuccessful students?

· Read about the Aim Higher and PROSPER Acts.

New poll findings released by Democrats for Education Reform on Monday found that a majority of U.S. voters believe in reform policies such as expanding public school choice and rewarding quality teachers, and hold that funding alone won’t push the needle forward on helping struggling schools.

For DFER, a left-of-center political action committee, the findings demonstrate that most Americans are what they call “education progressives” — a result that would seem to contradict reports of a splintering within the Democratic party over issues like school choice and merit pay.

Pollsters from the Benenson Strategy Group and 270 Strategies interviewed more than 2,000 voters between May and July.

Here are seven main poll findings:

  1. A large majority of voters believe children deserve a better education
  2. The majority of Democratic voters say money isn’t the sole answer to fixing schools
  3. However, voters believe schools should still get the funding they need
  4. Most voters say we should be doing more to reward ‘great’ teachers
  5. Ensuring a ‘variety’ of public school options is a top priority
  6. More than 60 percent of voters want schools held accountable
  7. More than two-thirds of voters want increased financial aid for college

Read the full article about Democrats for Education Reform by Taylor Swaak at The 74.