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Computers in the classroom do significantly enhance student learning.
The federal government should not guarantee sufficient financial aid for every college student.
Higher education is a privilege.
Private school is the most effective method of education.
Colleges should allow fraternities and sororities.
Failing public schools should not lengthen their days.
Public schools should not make contraceptives available to students.
There should not be a foreign language requirement in public schools.
College entry exams should play a minor role in admissions decisions.
Schools receiving federal funds should not be required to disclose student information to the military.
The classroom is an appropriate venue for teachers to express their political opinions.
Sex education should begin during elementary school (before 6th grade).
Public schools should not be required to offer home economics.
Schools should not practice social promotion.
The U.S. military should be allowed to recruit in public high schools.
Public schools should not require students to wear uniforms.
Race should not be a factor when assigning students to public schools.
All-day kindergarten should not be mandatory.
There is political bias in academia.
A school should not have the right to require that a student take Ritalin or similar drugs.
Prayer should be permitted in public schools.
High school students should not be required to pass an exit exam in order to earn a diploma.
Schools should not punish students for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
School districts should give parents a choice of schools.
The government should not offer cash incentives for better student performance.
Race should not be a factor in the university admission process.
Education should have a higher priority in the federal budget than military spending.
Universal preschool should not be free in America.
It is acceptable for courses on the Bible to be taught in public schools.
Arts programs are an essential part of education.
The No Child Left Behind Act has not been effective.
Teachers should receive performance-based merit pay.
The No Child Left Behind Act should not be reauthorized.
States should not be forced to fund the federally mandated No Child Left Behind Act.
The public school systems in America would not be improved if they were federalized.
The federal government should not increase higher education subsidies for low-income students.
Private schools should not receive public funding.
The government should not issue vouchers for private school tuition.
American schools should not offer bilingual classes for native Spanish-speakers.
I rate America's education system "Unsatisfactory."