David Oatney - Education

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It is acceptable for courses on the Bible to be taught in public schools.

High school students should be required to pass an exit exam in order to earn a diploma. Many States are already requiring this.

The classroom is not an appropriate venue for teachers to express their political opinions. This is qualified...if we're dealing with a college campus, expressing political opinions is a bit more acceptable. In high school or middle school, it really isn't appropriate.

School districts should give parents a choice of schools. It really should be a sort of standard educational procedure that parents should have ease of educational choice for their children.

Arts programs are an essential part of education.

The No Child Left Behind Act has not been effective. NCLB has been a government education pet project gone horribly wrong.

States should not be forced to fund the federally mandated No Child Left Behind Act. NCLB is a gross imposition of federal authority over an issue that is meant to be under State and local control-education.

The No Child Left Behind Act should not be reauthorized. The Act has not served its purpose, and in the end has turned out to be the single worst domestic initiative of the Bush Administration.

Schools should not punish students for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. This should be a matter of free-will choice,

American schools should not offer bilingual classes for native Spanish-speakers. This would not encourage new Americans to communicate in the language of public business-English.

There should be a foreign language requirement in public schools. This is qualified: 1.) What is the career goal of the student in question? 2.) Can foreign langage training be started as soon as the First Grade? If the answer to the second question is no, a high school language requirement is fruitless. If the answer i

Race should not be a factor when assigning students to public schools. Uh...no

Teachers should receive performance-based merit pay. Those teachers who perform exceptionally well should be so rewarded.

There is political bias in academia.

Abstinence-only sex education should be taught in schools.

Schools should not practice social promotion.

Public schools should be funded through property tax.

Reading should be taught through the phonetics approach.

Public schools should require students to wear uniforms.

The government should issue vouchers for private school tuition.

The federal government should not increase higher education subsidies for low-income students.

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

Universal preschool should not be free in America.

Private schools should receive public funding.

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

Private school is the most effective method of education.

Prayer should be permitted in public schools.

I rate America's education system "Unsatisfactory."

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

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UNKNOWN: What role should college entry exams play in admissions decisions?

UNKNOWN: Do parents have an obligation to pay for their children's college?