Ep. 445 - June 1, 2026 - Growing Enrollment and Public Support for Charter Schools Can’t Break Through Partisan Divide

About this episode

Michael Henderson discusses public opinion regarding charter schools and their impact on enrollment and support amidst a partisan divide.

Michael Henderson, associate professor at Louisiana State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Henderson's paper, “Blowback or Buy-In: Public Opinion in Response to Charter School Penetration,” which was presented at “School Choice: Impacts on Participants, Non-Participants, Educators, and Entrepreneurs,” a conference hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Program on Education Policy and Governance on May 7 and 8, 2026.

People in this episode

Host: Paul E. Peterson

Guest: Michael Henderson

Topics covered

• charter schools
• public opinion
• partisan divide
• education policy
• enrollment growth

Keywords

• charter schools
• public support
• enrollment
• partisan divide
• education policy
• Michael Henderson
• Paul E. Peterson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Louisiana State University, Harvard Kennedy School

Books & works: Blowback or Buy-In: Public Opinion in Response to Charter School Penetration

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