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School districts should give parents a choice of schools.

Standardized tests are an effective tool for measuring student learning.

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

American schools should offer bilingual classes for native Spanish-speakers. Not indefinitely. English speaking should be a priority.

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.

Private schools should receive public funding. Funding should follow the student, just as happens with college grants and loans.

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

Prayer should be permitted in public schools. Students do not check their First Amendment rights at the schoolhouse door.

Teachers should receive performance-based merit pay.

The No Child Left Behind Act has not been effective.

It is acceptable for courses on the Bible to be taught in public schools. The Bible played a major role in history. Bible study? No. Studying the role, etc. of the Bible? Absolutely.

Sex education should begin during middle school (6th-8th grade).

I rate America's education system "Unsatisfactory."

There should be a foreign language requirement in public schools. But it should be a local matter. I'd oppose a federal or even state mandate, but vote for a local school board that favors it.

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

The No Child Left Behind Act should not be reauthorized. The Federal Government should get out of education.

The government should issue vouchers for private school tuition.

Schools should not punish students for not reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Free speech necessarily includes the right not to speak and rights are not shed at the schoolhouse door.

UNKNOWN: Is there political bias in academia?

UNKNOWN: Should universal preschool be free in America?

UNKNOWN: Should schools practice social promotion?

UNKNOWN: Should public schools require students to wear uniforms?

UNKNOWN: Are arts programs an essential part of education?

UNKNOWN: Should a school have the right to require that a student take Ritalin or similar drugs?

UNKNOWN: How should reading be taught?

UNKNOWN: Which is the most effective method of education?

UNKNOWN: Should all-day kindergarten be mandatory?

UNKNOWN: Should education have a higher priority in the federal budget than military spending?

UNKNOWN: Should the government offer cash incentives for better student performance?

UNKNOWN: Should public schools make contraceptives available to students?

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

UNKNOWN: Is the classroom an appropriate venue for teachers to express their political opinions?

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?

UNKNOWN: Should the federal government guarantee sufficient financial aid for every college student?

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

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

UNKNOWN: Is higher education a privilege or a right?