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ISSUE GUIDES: Education

PUBLIC VIEW: BILLS & PROPOSALS
  • Majorities say they favor a range of proposals to improve education, but support falls when the question refers to...
  • Seven in 10 Americans say they favor strict standards for public schools and parents and teachers say having guidelines...
  • Six in 10 parents say it's crucial for students to learn higher math skills, but more than half are satisfied with...
  • Both teachers and parents strongly favor a range of remedies to curb discipline problems in the nation's public schools
  • Most Americans say they've heard at least something about the No Child Left Behind Act, but nearly seven in 10 say...
  • A majority of school administrators say the No Child Left Behind law will require adjustments before it can work, but...
  • Majorities of teachers, parents and school administrators say their district should require students to pass at least...
  • Most Americans say standardized tests should be used to evaluate students and teachers, but not to determine school funding
  • Superintendents are more likely than principals and teachers to say standardized tests are valuable and a reliable...
  • Strong majorities of teachers say they favor financial incentives for teachers who work in challenging schools, but...
  • When asked to choose, teachers are more likely to say reducing class size would be a better way to improve...
  • Teachers are more likely than superintendents and principals to view tenure as necessary protection
  • Four in 10 Americans say they don't know enough about school vouchers to give an opinion
  • Support for school vouchers varies depending on question wording
  • Seven in 10 Americans say they would prefer improving existing public schools over providing vouchers for private or...
  • Support for charter schools can vary depending on question wording and a majority says they don't know enough to have an opinion
  • Americans are divided on whether students who do not speak English should be instructed in English only
  • While whites are somewhat more likely than blacks and Latinos to say integrated schools are better for kids, they are...
  • More than two-thirds of Americans say school prayer should be permitted in public schools, but when asked to choose, half...