OPERATION OF SCHOOLS
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Student Matters: Compulsory Attendance
Question 1: In each state children are required to go to school until they reach a certain age. If you were the one to decide, what would be the age in this state? (Asked in: 1972, 2012.)
[Code: 413-OpeSC-1]
Question 2: Do you believe those youngsters not interested in school should be forced to attend elementary school (grades 1-6)? Junior and senior high school (grades 7-12)? (Asked in: 1972.)
[Code: 412-OpeSC-2]
Student Matters: Compulsory Attendance
Question 3: Would you favor or oppose the elimination of compulsory attendance laws in the public schools in your community? (Asked in: 1996.)
[Code: 414-OpeSC-3]
Student Matters: Criteria for Leaving School
Question 4: Do you happen to know when students can legally drop out of school in this state? Does it depend on a minimum age, on whether the student has graduated from high school, or on the student's ability to meet certain standards of knowledge and skill? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 416-OpeSC-4]
Question 5: Do you happen to know the minimum age at which a student can legally drop out of school in this state? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 415-OpeSC-5]
Question 6: If you could choose one of these three plans, when do you think students should be allowed to drop out of school in this state? When they reach a minimum age, when they have graduated from high school, or when they have met certain standards of knowledge and skill? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 417-OpeSC-6]
Student Matters: Nongraded Schools
Question 7: Should a student be able to progress through the school system at his own speed and without regard to the usual grade level? This would mean that he might study seventh-grade math, but only fifth-grade English. Would you favor or oppose such a plan in the local schools? (Asked in: 1972, 1975, 1980, 1984, 2013.)
[Code: 418-OpeSN-7]
Time in School: Extended Day
Question 8: How do you feel about extending the school day in the public schools in this community by one hour? (Asked in: 2006.)
[Code: 419-OpeTE-8]
Time in School: Increasing Time
Question 9: In some nations students spend about 25% more time in school than do students in the U.S. Would you favor or oppose increasing the amount of time that students in this community spend in school? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 421-OpeTI-9]
Question 10: Which one of these plans for increasing the amount of time students spend in school would you prefer? Increasing the number of days in the school year, increasing the number of hours in the school day, or having school on Saturday mornings? (Asked in: 1989, 1993.)
[Code: 424-OpeTI-10]
Question 11: It has been suggested that public schools make it optional for students to attend a longer school day or longer school year. Parents of students who choose this option would pay tuition to cover the extra cost. Are you in favor of or opposed to this suggestion? (Asked in: 1991.)
[Code: 422-OpeTI-11]
Question 12: Some public schools in the nation have increased the amount of time students spend in school by extending the school year or the school day. Do you favor or oppose increasing the amount of time students spend in the public schools in your community? (Asked in: 1993, 2006.)
[Code: 423-OpeTI-12]
Question 13: Here are some plans that have been proposed for increasing the amount of time students spend in school. As I read each plan, please tell me whether you would favor or oppose that plan as a way of increasing the amount of time students spend in the public schools in your community? Increasing the length of the school day. Increasing the length of the school year. Making kindergarten a requirement. Making pre-kindergarten available as part of the public school system. (Asked in: 2002.)
[Code: 420-OpeTI-13]
Question 14: Which plan would you prefer for increasing the amount of time students spend in school -- increasing the school day or increasing the school year? (Asked of those who favor increasing time in schools when asked the question: "Some schools in the nation have increased the amount of time students spend in school by extending the school year or the school day. Do you favor or oppose increasing the amount of time students spend in the public schools in your community?") (Asked in: 1989, 1993, 2006.)
[Code: 829-OpeTI-14]
Time in School: Options
Question 15: Now, using a five-point scale, where 5 means strongly agree and 1 means strongly disagree, please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements about public schools in this country. a. Students should attend school more days each year than they do now. b. Students should attend school for more time each day than they do now. c. Students should attend school for the same number of days with a shorter break in the summer and longer breaks at other times of the year. (Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 986-OpeTX-15]
Time in School: Lengthening Year
Question 16: In some nations, students attend school as many as 240 days a year as compared to about 180 days in the U.S. How do you feel about extending the public school year in this community by 30 days, making the school year about 210 days or 10 months long? Do you favor or oppose this idea? (Asked in: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992.)
[Code: 426-OpeTL-16]
Time in School: Shortening Time
Question 17: In most communities students can learn many things outside the school. Would you approve or disapprove if the schools here reduced the amount of classroom instruction to allow students to make greater use of the educational opportunities outside the school? (Asked in: 1972.)
[Code: 427-OpeTS-17]
Time in School: Year-Round School
Question 18: Let's assume that the school year is increased from 180 to 210 days. Which would you prefer: keeping the school year as it is now with a long summer vacation -- or dividing the school year into four or five segments with three-week vacation breaks evenly distributed throughout the year? (Asked in: 1992.)
[Code: 428-OpeTY-18]
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POLL RESULTS
Student Matters: Compulsory Attendance
Question 1: In each state children are required to go to school until they reach a certain age. If you were the one to decide, what would be the age in this state? (Asked in: 1972, 2012.)
[Code: 413-OpeSC-1]
National Totals | |||||
| Year | 14 or 15 Years % |
16 Years % |
17 Years % |
18 Years % |
19 Years % |
| 2012 | 2 |
15 |
17 |
63 |
- |
| 1972 | 3 |
28 |
11 |
42 |
8 |
Student Matters: Compulsory Attendance
Question 2: Do you believe those youngsters not interested in school should be forced to attend elementary school (grades 1-6)? Junior and senior high school (grades 7-12)? (Asked in: 1972.)
[Code: 412-OpeSC-2]
Year: 1972 | |||
Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % | |
| Elementary School | 91 | 9 | -- |
| Junior & Senior High School | 73 | 27 | -- |
Student Matters: Compulsory Attendance
Question 3: Would you favor or oppose the elimination of compulsory attendance laws in the public schools in your community? (Asked in: 1996.)
[Code: 414-OpeSC-3]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % |
| 1996 | 30 | 64 | 6 |
Student Matters: Criteria for Leaving School
Question 4: Do you happen to know when students can legally drop out of school in this state? Does it depend on a minimum age, on whether the student has graduated from high school, or on the student's ability to meet certain standards of knowledge and skill? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 416-OpeSC-4]
National Totals | ||||
| Year | Minimum Age % |
Graduated from High School |
Can Meet Standards % | Don't Know % |
| 1989 | 70 |
6 |
6 | 18 |
Student Matters: Criteria for Leaving School
Question 5: Do you happen to know the minimum age at which a student can legally drop out of school in this state? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 415-OpeSC-5]
National Totals | ||
| Year | Yes % | Don't Know % |
| 1989 | 87 | 13 |
Student Matters: Criteria for Leaving School
Question 6: If you could choose one of these three plans, when do you think students should be allowed to drop out of school in this state? When they reach a minimum age, when they have graduated from high school, or when they have met certain standards of knowledge and skill? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 417-OpeSC-6]
National Totals | ||||
| Year | Graduated from High School % |
Met Certain Requirements % |
Minimum Age % | Don't Know % |
| 1989 | 45 |
38 |
13 | 4 |
Student Matters: Nongraded Schools
Question 7: Should a student be able to progress through the school system at his own speed and without regard to the usual grade level? This would mean that he might study seventh-grade math, but only fifth-grade English. Would you favor or oppose such a plan in the local schools? (Asked in: 1972, 1975, 1980, 1984, 2013.)
[Code: 418-OpeSN-7]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % |
| 2013 | 60 | 39 | 1 |
| 1984 | 54 | 39 | 7 |
| 1980 | 62 | 30 | 8 |
| 1975 | 64 |
28 |
8 |
| 1972 | 71 |
22 |
7 |
Time in School: Extended Day
Question 8: How do you feel about extending the school day in the public schools in this community by one hour? (Asked in: 2006.)
[Code: 419-OpeTE-8]
National Totals | |||
| Year | % | % | Don't Know % |
| 2006 | 67 | 31 | 2 |
Time in School: Increasing Time
Question 9: In some nations students spend about 25% more time in school than do students in the U.S. Would you favor or oppose increasing the amount of time that students in this community spend in school? (Asked in: 1989.)
[Code: 421-OpeTI-9]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % |
| 1989 | 48 | 44 | 8 |
Time in School: Increasing Time
Question 10: Which one of these plans for increasing the amount of time students spend in school would you prefer? Increasing the number of days in the school year, increasing the number of hours in the school day, or having school on Saturday mornings? (Asked in: 1989, 1993.)
[Code: 424-OpeTI-10]
National Totals | ||||||
| Year | Increasing Number of Days in School Year % |
Increasing Number of Hours in School Day |
Saturday Morning Classes |
A Combination of These (Volunteered) % |
None of These (Volunteered) % | Don't Know % |
| 1993 | 47 |
33 |
5 |
2 |
12 | 1 |
| 1989 | 46 |
45 |
6 |
-- |
-- | 3 |
Question 11: It has been suggested that public schools make it optional for students to attend a longer school day or longer school year. Parents of students who choose this option would pay tuition to cover the extra cost. Are you in favor of or opposed to this suggestion? (Asked in: 1991.)
[Code: 422-OpeTI-11]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % |
| 1991 | 36 | 56 | 8 |
Question 12: Some public schools in the nation have increased the amount of time students spend in school by extending the school year or the school day. Do you favor or oppose increasing the amount of time students spend in the public schools in your community? (Asked in: 1993, 2006.)
[Code: 423-OpeTI-12]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % |
| 2006 | 48 | 49 | 3 |
| 1993 | 52 | 47 | 1 |
Question 13: Here are some plans that have been proposed for increasing the amount of time students spend in school. As I read each plan, please tell me whether you would favor or oppose that plan as a way of increasing the amount of time students spend in the public schools in your community? (Asked in: 2002.)
[Code: 420-OpeTI-13]
Year: 2002 | |||
Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % | |
| Increasing the length of the school day | 29 | 70 | 1 |
| Increasing the length of the school year | 40 | 59 | 1 |
| Making kindergarten a requirement | 85 |
14 |
1 |
| Making prekindergarten available as part of the public school system | 82 |
17 |
1 |
Question 14: Which plan would you prefer for increasing the amount of time students spend in school -- increasing the school day or increasing the school year? (Asked of those who favor increasing time in schools when asked the question: "Some schools in the nation have increased the amount of time students spend in school by extending the school year or the school day. Do you favor or oppose increasing the amount of time students spend in the public schools in your community?") (Asked in: 1989, 1993, 2006.)
[Code: 829-OpeTI-14]
National Totals | ||||||
| Year | Increasing the School Day % | Increasing the School Year % |
Saturday Morning Classes |
A Combination of These (Volunteered) % |
None of These (Volunteered) % |
Don't Know % |
| 2006 | 31 | 66 |
(Not included) |
(Not Included) |
(Not Included) |
3 |
| 1993 | 33 | 47 |
5 |
2 |
12 |
1 |
| 1989 | 45 |
46 |
6 |
-- |
-- |
3 |
Time in School: Options
Question 15: Now, using a five-point scale, where 5 means strongly agree and 1 means strongly disagree, please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements about public schools in this country. a. Students should attend school more days each year than they do now. b. Students should attend school for more time each day than they do now. c. Students should attend school for the same number of days with a shorter break in the summer and longer breaks at other times of the year. (Asked in: 2014.)
[Code: 986-OpeTX-15]
National Totals | ||||||
| Year | Strongly agree (5) % |
(4) % |
(3) % |
(2) % |
Strongly disagree (1) % |
Don't know/ refused % |
| a. Students should attend school more days each year than they do now. | ||||||
| 2014 | 26 |
18 |
22 |
13 |
21 |
- |
| b. Students should attend school for more time each day than they do now. | ||||||
| 2014 | 17 |
14 |
21 |
23 |
26 |
- |
| c. Students should attend school for the same number of days with a shorter break in the summer and longer breaks at other times of the year. | ||||||
| 2014 | 23 |
22 |
22 |
17 |
17 |
- |
Time in School: Lengthening Year
Question 16: In some nations, students attend school as many as 240 days a year as compared to about 180 days in the U.S. How do you feel about extending the public school year in this community by 30 days, making the school year about 210 days or 10 months long? Do you favor or oppose this idea? (Asked in: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1991, 1992.)
[Code: 426-OpeTL-16]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Favor % | Oppose % | Don't Know % |
| 1992 | 55 | 35 | 10 |
| 1991 | 51 | 42 | 7 |
| 1984 | 44 |
50 |
6 |
| 1983 | 40 |
49 |
11 |
| 1982 | 37 |
53 |
10 |
Time in School: Shortening Time
Question 17: In most communities students can learn many things outside the school. Would you approve or disapprove if the schools here reduced the amount of classroom instruction to allow students to make greater use of the educational opportunities outside the school? (Asked in: 1972.)
[Code: 427-OpeTS-17]
Year: 1972 |
|||
Approve % |
Disapprove % |
No Opinion % |
|
| Public | 56 |
35 |
9 |
| Professional Educators | 72 |
26 |
2 |
Time in School: Year-Round School
Question 18: Let's assume that the school year is increased from 180 to 210 days. Which would you prefer: keeping the school year as it is now with a long summer vacation -- or dividing the school year into four or five segments with three-week vacation breaks evenly distributed throughout the year? (Asked in: 1992.)
[Code: 428-OpeTY-18]
National Totals | |||
| Year | Breaks Distributed % | Keep as Now % | Don't Know % |
| 1992 | 59 | 39 | 2 |
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