We have one private school participant

by David Safier

I received an email this morning from a teacher at an Arizona independent school who is planning to ask his students if they were surveyed for the civics test Goldwater Institute used to create 3 separate studies comparing high school students attending public and private schools.

The question is, was the survey ever conducted? The best way to determine the answer is Yes is to find students who can say conclusively they got a phone call and answered the survey between November 21-23, 2008. Since about 10% of all private school high school students should have been surveyed (1350 out of about 11,000 total), it shouldn't be hard to find people who remember taking the survey. If enough students are asked and the response is No, it will increase suspicions Strategic Visions LLC sold G.I. a bill of goods, making up a bunch of figures without going through the bother and expense of actually calling students.

Remember, Adam Molnar and I promise to give $25 gift cards (Borders or Barnes & Noble) to 3 students who can prove they were surveyed by showing a phone record from the time. If more than 3 step forward, we'll draw names.

Any more takers out there?