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Parents do not have an obligation to pay for their children's college. It should be an option . . personally I believe that higher education is more meaningful to the child if he/she is paying for it themselves.

K through 12 education should not be separated by gender.

Schools should practice social promotion.

Meditation should be incorporated into education.

Teachers should not receive performance-based merit pay. Teaching should be one of the highest paying professions in the country . . what's more important; educating our youth or slam dunking a basketball? Raise their salaries; make the market highly competitive; and weed out those who can't teach.

The federal government should not guarantee sufficient financial aid for every college student. College is not the right path for everyone and to "guarantee" a college education to "every" student is not prudent. Admission standards must be maintained, and for those students meeting those standards, the government should provide a college education to those worthy students. Here's an idea to start us down that path . . any and all federal funds allocated for scholarships and student loans could be apportioned to "state" universities and eventually a college education becomes an extension of the public school system.

All-day kindergarten should not be mandatory. and provided by public schools

American schools should not offer bilingual classes for native Spanish-speakers. With the goal of learning English.

Higher education is a right. In today's society it's a privielge, but it should be a right.

Schools should not use plastic handcuffs to restrain students.

Race should not be a factor when assigning students to public schools.

Schools receiving federal funds should not be required to disclose student information to the military.

The U.S. military should be allowed to recruit in public high schools.

Public schools should not make contraceptives available to students.

Public schools should be required to offer home economics.

A teaching certificate should be the minimum requirement for public school teachers.

Schools should ban food and beverages with poor nutritional value.

Public schools should be funded through income tax. I paid taxes on the income I use to pay for my property. If you are going to tax my income, we're done. Taxing me for ANYTHING else is double taxation.

A school should not have the right to require that a student take Ritalin or similar drugs.

Public school is the most effective method of education.

Public schools should not require students to wear uniforms.

Universal preschool should be free in America.

Computers in the classroom do not significantly enhance student learning.

Failing public schools should lengthen their days. All public schools should lengthen their days.

College entry exams should play a major role in admissions decisions.

The government should not offer cash incentives for better student performance.

The classroom is not an appropriate venue for teachers to express their political opinions.

Education should not have a higher priority in the federal budget than military spending.

There should not be a foreign language requirement in public schools.

There is political bias in academia.

School districts should not give parents a choice of schools.

Standardized tests are an effective tool for measuring student learning. But there should be a variety of standardized tests.

The public school systems in America would not be improved if they were federalized.

I rate America's education system "Unsatisfactory."

The No Child Left Behind Act should not be reauthorized.

Schools should not punish students for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

States should not be forced to fund the federally mandated No Child Left Behind Act.

The federal government should increase higher education subsidies for low-income students. The theory is to level the playing field. A person's intellect and their potential to benefit society should not be stifled by their economic position.

Private schools should not receive public funding.

Abstinence-only sex education should not be taught in schools.