Giving Compass' Take:

• New polling data shows falling support - and growing opposition - for school choice, possibly a result of the 'Trump effect', according to Deborah Beck.

• How can advocates divorce the school choice movement - which enjoys bipartisan support - from partisan politics? What steps can advocates take to further the movement? 

• Learn about practical problems of school choice. 

Public support for school choice has taken a small hit but remains high among likely November voters, according to a survey gauging public support for a range of school choice options. The survey was discussed at the recent conference of the American Federation for Children.

The poll found that 63 percent of likely November voters support school choice, with 41 percent saying they “strongly agree.” The question was put to voters this way: Generally speaking, would you say you favor or oppose the concept of school choice? School choice gives parents the right to use the tax dollars designated for their child’s education to send their child to the public or private school which best serves their needs. (The question has been tweaked slightly from previous years: Previous polls described the funding as “dollars associated with their child’s education” and used the word “better” instead of best.)

The decrease, which continues a trend that started last year, could be a “Trump effect,” with more voters viewing school choice unfavorably because of President Donald Trump’s support for the policies, the president of the research firm that did the survey, Deborah Beck, told Education Week.

Read the full article about the school choice movement by Laura Fay at The 74.