The debate over the distribution of resources in Alberta's public school system is fierce as the public system still simmers from a contentious fall strike.
New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute in partnership with Cardus finds most Albertans (63%) disagree that the public education system is "strong and healthy" but less certainty over the path to fix it.
The diversity of school options available to Alberta's parents - charter, independent, home education, and alternative language and religious programs - is more likely to be viewed as a strength by Albertans (41%) than a weakness (27%).
But Albertans are more divided when it comes to whether they believe that the government should be expanding educational opportunities outside of the public realm (39%) or not (46%). There is more agreement that the government should try to diversify the options available under the public banner (77%).
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