A new survey from the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, “2014 Schooling in America Survey,” found that 58% of Americans think K-12 education has gotten off on the “wrong track,” and 74% have a negative view of federal involvement in education.

The survey also revealed the following:

• 63% of Americans support school vouchers—a 7-point increase from 2012 – and the highest-ever reported support for vouchers.
• 64% of respondents support tax-credit scholarship options, which enable corporations or individuals to receive tax credits for donations to non-profit organizations that provide scholarships to children to attend a private school of choice. 
• 56% support ESAs, which empower families to direct education dollars to multiple education services, providers and products at once. ESAs allow parents to use a portion of the funds the state would have spent on their child in the public system toward a variety of educational options, including private schooling, tutoring, curricula and special education therapies.
• The study also found that two-thirds of respondents either didn’t know how much was spent on average per pupil, or underestimated per-pupil spending.
• 50% of respondents said they support Common Core State Standards, compared to 41% who oppose it. 

See the survey here.