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

Schools should ban food and beverages with poor nutritional value.

The federal government should guarantee sufficient financial aid for every college student.

Computers in the classroom do significantly enhance student learning.

Public schools should not be required to offer home economics.

All-day kindergarten should be mandatory.

Failing public schools should lengthen their days.

Public schools should make contraceptives available to students.

Schools should use plastic handcuffs to restrain students.

The U.S. military should be allowed to recruit in public high schools. i feel that military service should be mandatory for 3 years after high school

Race should not be a factor when assigning students to public schools. address should decide as it relates to which school

High school students should be required to pass an exit exam in order to earn a diploma.

Private school is the most effective method of education.

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

Education should not have a higher priority in the federal budget than military spending. we need to protect our country in order to have education with in

Universal preschool should be free in America.

Schools receiving federal funds should be required to disclose student information to the military.

Reading should be taught through the whole language approach.

Public schools should be funded through property tax.

Sex education should begin during elementary school (before 6th grade).

There is political bias in academia.

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

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

Public schools should not require students to wear uniforms. however dress codes should be used

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

Arts programs are an essential part of education.

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

The public school systems in America would be improved if they were federalized.

I rate America's education system "Satisfactory."

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

It is not acceptable for courses on the Bible to be taught in public schools.

Race should not be a factor in the university admission process. white, black, green, purple etc. doesn't matter what race you are....do you have the grades and the ability?

School districts should not give parents a choice of schools. NO...your kids go to school as determined where you live. If you don't like the school...move.

Standardized tests are an effective tool for measuring student learning. how else can one student be compared to another or to the average?

American schools should not offer bilingual classes for native Spanish-speakers. absolutely NOT. let them learn english if they want to attend our schools. we have neither the time nor the resources to devote to this.

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

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. that's why it's called "private" school. the parents pay to send their kids there. the rest of us already pay plenty of taxes to support the public schools.

Prayer should not be permitted in public schools. ever hear of the seperation between church and state? well schools fall into the "state" catagory and religion does not need to be in the classroom. what abouth the kids who are agnostic or atheist? should they have to listen to that crap?