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Race should not be a factor in the university admission process.

Prayer should be permitted in public schools. However, there should not be imposed group prayer as not everyone prays the same way, or to the same deity.

Parents do not have an obligation to pay for their children's college.

The government should offer cash incentives for better student performance.

Public schools should require students to wear uniforms. I used to be against this too, but I've seen the benefit, and it's honestly no different than wearing a uniform to work.

Meditation should not be incorporated into education. Too gray an area to be taught "correctly."

Schools should ban food and beverages with poor nutritional value. If by "ban" you mean "not serve" then yes. They made me take way more gym class than I wanted. They better not be serving me trans-fats in the lunch room.

Arts programs are an essential part of education. Though artists rarely make money, and measuring the impact of an art program is probably impossible, does that make it less important? Is the purpose of education to make money, or to learn and become well adjusted human beings?

A Masters degree should be the minimum requirement for public school teachers.

Education should have a higher priority in the federal budget than military spending.

Abstinence-only sex education should not be taught in schools. Save your time and your breath.

The classroom is not an appropriate venue for teachers to express their political opinions. Just the facts ma'am.

Teachers should receive performance-based merit pay. If we want to keep great teachers around, there should be incentive to BE great.

A school should not have the right to require that a student take Ritalin or similar drugs. Talk of mandatory behavioral modifiers is scary, futuristic science-fiction talk.

It is acceptable for courses on the Bible to be taught in public schools. Acceptable, yes. Required? No.

Public schools should not make contraceptives available to students. This is not the purpose of public education.

Sex education should begin during middle school (6th-8th grade). I would say "never" since I think parents should teach sex education, but since so many do not, I suppose the responsible thing to do is leave it up to to the school system to teach the basics. I think that different degrees of sex ed should be taught th

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

Private schools should not receive public funding.

Universal preschool should not be free in America.

Standardized tests are not an effective tool for measuring student learning.

I rate America's education system "Unsatisfactory."

Private school is the most effective method of education.

UNKNOWN: Should the government issue vouchers for private school tuition?

UNKNOWN: Has the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act been effective?

UNKNOWN: Should states be forced to fund the federally mandated No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act?

UNKNOWN: Should the federal government increase higher education subsidies for low-income students?

UNKNOWN: Should school districts give parents a choice of schools?

UNKNOWN: Should American schools offer bilingual classes for native Spanish-speakers?

UNKNOWN: Should the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act be reauthorized?

UNKNOWN: Is there political bias in academia?

UNKNOWN: Would the public school systems in America be improved if they were federalized?

UNKNOWN: Should schools practice social promotion?

UNKNOWN: How should reading be taught?

UNKNOWN: Should all-day kindergarten be mandatory?

UNKNOWN: Should there be a foreign language requirement in public schools?

UNKNOWN: Should high school students be required to pass an exit exam in order to earn a diploma?

UNKNOWN: Should race be a factor when assigning students to public schools?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. military be allowed to recruit in public high schools?

UNKNOWN: Should public schools be required to offer home economics?