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CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll. March 19-21, 2010. N=1,030 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

"As you may know, under the current federal program to help pay for college, students get loans from banks and other financial institutions, with the government guaranteeing those loans. Would you favor or oppose a proposal to have the government provide loans to college students directly, which would increase the amount of money available for college loans?"

3/19-21/10

CBS News Poll. Jan. 6-10, 2010. N=1,216 adults nationwide (MoE ± 3), including 240 parents of children in grades K-12 (MoE ± 6).

"Do you favor or oppose mandatory testing of students in public schools each year as a way to determine how well the school is doing educating students?"

1/6-10/10

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1/15-17/01

"Some public schools are participating in a program in which children receive money if they meet certain criteria, such as getting good grades, test scores, and good behavior. Some people say these programs are good, because they give children incentives to do well in school. Other people say these programs are bad because children should not be paid to value education. What do you think of these programs? Are they generally a good thing or a bad thing?"

1/6-10/10

"Do you think students should be required to learn a foreign language in order to graduate from high school, or not?"

1/6-10/10

"As far as you know, do you think, on average, public school teachers in this country are paid too much, too little, or about the right amount?"

1/6-10/10

"Using a grade of A, B, C, D and F -- where A is excellent and F is very poor -- and using any of the grades in between, how would you grade the quality of the education your child or children are receiving?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"In general, do you think the education your child or children are getting today is better, is about the same, or worse than the education you received?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"In general, how would you rate the amount of homework your child or children have to do? Is it too much, too little or about the right amount?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"How important is it to you that your child or children's school curriculum includes arts and music programs: very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"How important is it to you that your child or children's school curriculum includes physical fitness and sports programs: very important, somewhat important, not very important or not at all important?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"Do you think your child or children probably will or probably will not attend college?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"Do you feel that your child or children's school is properly preparing students for college, or not?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

"Do you feel that your child or children's school is properly preparing students who choose not to go to college for the job market, or not?" N=240 parents of K-12 children

1/6-10/10

CBS News Poll. Dec. 17-22, 2009. N=1,048 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3 (for all adults).

"Using a grade of A, B, C, D and F -- where A is excellent and F is very poor -- and using any of the grades in between, how would you grade the U.S. on the quality of the public schools in this country?"

12/17-22/09

"In general, do you think the education most children are getting today in public schools is better, is about the same, or worse than the education you received?"

12/17-22/09

"Some school districts hire private companies that specialize in education to run public schools. The company develops the curriculum, hires teachers and tests the students. Its goal is to provide a quality education while making a profit. Do you favor or oppose this idea? ... Would you say strongly or somewhat?"

12/17-22/09

"If you could send your child to a school that was run by a private company, do you think you would definitely do so, seriously consider doing it, probably not do it, or definitely not do it?" Parents of children under age 18

12/17-22/09