Results are in! We had ninety-two respondents to Tuesday's survey asking two simple questions: Do you align yourself with the education-reform community, and did you go to public school?
Here's what we know: At least ninety-two people read Flypaper on Tuesday, or at least are connected to someone who read Flypaper on Tuesday (thanks to all who participated!). Of them, 88 percent characterize themselves as education reformers, and 83.7 percent went to a public high school.
Unfortunately, because I didn't read the fine print, we can't cross tabulate the findings without paying hundreds of dollars (angry fist shake Survey Monkey!). So, our fun little thought experiment can't break down the exact numbers of those who both view themselves as reformers and graduated from a public high school. (I'm annoyed too.)
But, hypothetically speaking, if all our non-reformy respondents were public school attendees, that still means that a mere 19 percent of education reformers got their high school diploma from a private school. I'll let you decide what that means, if it matters, and why.
?Daniela Fairchild
