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Parents do have an obligation to pay for their children's college. If they can, they certainly should. Parents should try to give their children all of the opportunities in the world.
K through 12 education should not be separated by gender.
Meditation should be incorporated into education. With all of these school shootings, hopefully some meditation will calm everyone down.
Colleges should allow fraternities and sororities. They should monitor the hazing and force them to meet a set of safety standards.
Failing public schools should not lengthen their days.
College entry exams should play a minor role in admissions decisions.
The U.S. military should be allowed to recruit in public high schools.
Race should not be a factor when assigning students to public schools.
The government should not offer cash incentives for better student performance.
Higher education is a privilege. It is a privilege, but it should be a right in the sense that if one qualifies or wants to pursue higher education, they should not be stopped due to financial or other issues that may not be in their control.
Schools should not use plastic handcuffs to restrain students. It's not prison
All-day kindergarten should not be mandatory.
Computers in the classroom do not significantly enhance student learning.
Reading should be taught through the whole language approach.
Public schools should not make contraceptives available to students.
High school students should not be required to pass an exit exam in order to earn a diploma.
Public school is the most effective method of education.
The classroom is not an appropriate venue for teachers to express their political opinions.
A school should not have the right to require that a student take Ritalin or similar drugs.
Sex education should begin during middle school (6th-8th grade).
There should be a foreign language requirement in public schools.
Arts programs are an essential part of education.
Universal preschool should be free in America.
Public schools should not require students to wear uniforms.
A college degree should be the minimum requirement for public school teachers.
The federal government should not guarantee sufficient financial aid for every college student.
Standardized tests are not an effective tool for measuring student learning. Not in the least.
The public school systems in America would not be improved if they were federalized.
I rate America's education system "Satisfactory."
The No Child Left Behind Act should not be reauthorized.
Schools should ban food and beverages with poor nutritional value. Up until middle school. Once kids reach high school, they should be able to choose for themselves.
Public schools should not be required to offer home economics.
American schools should not offer bilingual classes for native Spanish-speakers.
Teachers should receive performance-based merit pay.
Prayer should not be permitted in public schools. Separation of church and state.
There is political bias in academia.
School districts should give parents a choice of schools.
Race should not be a factor in the university admission process.
Private schools should not receive public funding. Public schools need all the money they can get. Private schools are being funded by their attendees.
Abstinence-only sex education should not be taught in schools. Unrealistic