Voters Want Federal Action on High School Reform, Says New National Poll

How are Americans viewing the public education system, and the concern over the growing problems with American high schools? The Alliance for Excellent Education, a policy and advocacy organization in Washington, DC, commissioned a bipartisan poll that highlights how improving the quality of public high schools through the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is a voting issue for over eight in ten voters. Focus Washington talked to the Alliance’s president Bob Wise to walk us through the key poll findings. For more information about the poll, visit www.all4ed.org.