Quality of Education Questions: Section 3

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Section 3

Problems Facing Schools

Biggest Problem
Question 1: What do you think are the biggest problems that the public schools of your community must deal with? (Asked in: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.)
[Code: 567-QuaPB-1]

	National Totals
	Lack of Financial Support/ Funding/Money %	Overcrowded Schools %	Lack of Discipline, More Control %	Use of Drugs/ Dope %	Fighting or Fighting/ Violence/ Gangs	Difficulty Getting Good Teachers/ Quality Teachers %	Concern About Standards/Quality %	Integration/ Busing or Integration/ Busing/Racial Discrimination %	Lack of Parental Support %	Testing/ Regulations %
2017	22	5	7	6	6	7	9	2	5	3
2016	19	4	9	6	8	7	9	2	5	3
2015	23	5	6	--	--	8	7	*	2	3
2014	32	--	9	--	--	8	*	*	*	*
2013	35	7	8	3	3	3	*	*	5	4
2012	35	5	8	2	4	*	*	*	*	*
2011	36	6	6	2	4	*	*	*	*	*
2010	36	*	10	4	*	*	*	*	*	*
2009	32	9	10	5	4	3	3	*	*	*
2008	17	6	10	4	6	4	3	*	*	*
2007	22	7	10	4	5	5	4	*	*	*
2006	24	13	11	8	5	4	4	*	*	*
2005	20	11	10	9	*	*	4	*	*	*
2004	21	10	10	7	6	*	4	*	*	*
2003	25	14	16	9	4	5	*	*	*	*
2002	23	17	17	13	9	8	*	*	*	*
2001	15	10	15	9	10	6	*	*	*	*
2000	18	12	15	9	11	4	*	*	*	*
1999	9	8	18	8	11	4	*	*	*	*
1998	12	8	14	10	15	5	*	*	*	*
1997	15	8	15	14	12	3	*	*	*	*
1996	13	8	15	16	14	3	*	2	*	*
1995	11	3	15	7	9	2	*	2	*	*
1994	13	7	18	11	18	3	*	3	*	*
1993	21	8	15	16	13	5	*	4	*	*
1992	22	9	17	22	9	5	*	4	*	*
1991	18	9	20	22	3	11	*	5	*	*
1990	13	7	19	38	2	7	*	4	*	*
1989	13	8	19	34	1	7	*	4	*	*
1988	12	6	19	32	1	11	*	4	*	*
1987	14	8	22	30	1	9	*	4	*	*
1986	11	5	24	28	2	6	*	3	*	*
1985	9	5	25	18	1	10	*	4	*	*
1984	14	4	27	18	1	14	*	6	*	*
1983	13	3	25	18	1	8	*	5	*	*
1982	22	4	27	20	1	10	*	6	*	*
1981	12	5	23	15	*	11	*	11	*	*
1980	10	7	26	14	*	6	*	10	*	*
1979	12	4	24	13	*	10	*	9	*	*
1978	13	5	25	13	*	9	*	13	*	*
1977	12	5	26	7	*	11	*	13	*	*
1976	14	5	22	11	*	11	*	15	*	*
1975	14	10	23	9	*	11	*	15	*	*
1974	13	6	23	13	*	11	*	16	*	*
1973*	16	9	22	10	*	13	*	18	*	*
1972	19	10	23	4	*	*	*	18	*	*
1971	23	*	14	12	*	*	*	21	*	*
1970	17	*	18	11	*	12	*	17	*	*
1969	14	*	26	*	*	17	*	13	*	*
*Issue not identified or results not published.
	Shaded box indicates issue(s) identified as that year's number 1 problem (or number 1 and number 2, if tied).

Question 2: What do you think are the biggest problems with which the public school attended by your oldest child must deal? (Asked in: 1995.)
[Code: 599-QuaPB-2]

	National Totals (Public School Parents)
	Fighting or Fighting/ Violence/ Gangs %	Peer Pressure %	Drug Abuse %	Lack of Discipline, Control %	Lack of Proper Financial Support %	Overcrowded Schools %	Lack of Respect %	There Are No Problems %	Don't Know %
1995	9	8	8	8	7	4	4	9	10

Absenteeism
Question 3: About how many days has your child (the eldest now in school) been absent since school opened last September? 0 -5 days; 6 - 10 days; 11 - 15 days; 16 - 20 days; 21 days & over. (Asked in: 1979.)
[Code: 536-QuaPA-3]

	National Totals (All Parents)
	0-5 Days %	6-10 Days %	11-15 Days %	16-20 Days %	21 Days and Over %	Don't Know %
1979	56	21	9	3	4	7

Question 4: Do you think it is possible for your child to be absent without your knowledge? (Asked in: 1979.)
[Code: 537-QuaPA-4]

	National Totals (All Parents)
	Yes %		No %		Don't Know %
	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 12 Years and Under	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 13 Years and Over	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 12 Years and Under	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 13 Years and Over	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 12 Years and Under	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 13 Years and Over
1979	15	47	84	53	1	-

Question 5: Does the school let you know promptly about each absence? (Asked in: 1979.)
[Code: 538-QuaPA-5]

	National Totals (All Parents)
	Yes %		No %		Don't Know %
	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 12 Years and Under	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 13 Years and Over	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 12 Years and Under	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 13 Years and Over	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 12 Years and Under	Parent Whose Eldest Child Is 13 Years and Over
1979	50	57	37	36	13	7

Question 6: In some of our schools, absenteeism is as high as 40% on a given day. In your opinion, should those students who are frequently absent without good reason be dismissed from school, or should they be forced to attend? (Asked in: 1978.)
[Code: 539-QuaPA-6]

	National Totals (All Parents)
	Should Be Dismissed	Should Be Forced to Attend	No Action Should Be Taken	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1978	19	63	6	12

Question 7: In your opinion, should, or should not, parents be brought into court and given a small fine when a child of theirs is frequently absent without excuse (truant) from school? (Asked in: 1977.)
[Code: 540-QuaPA-7]

	National Totals (All Parents)
	Should Be %	Should Not Be %	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1977	51	40	9

Question 8: In your opinion, what can be done by the schools to reduce student absenteeism (truancy)? (Asked in: 1977.)
[Code: 541-QuaPA-8]

	National Totals (All Parents)
	Persons who, in general, believe that the schools and the teachers are chiefly to blame for absenteeism offered these suggestions:
1977	Courses should be made more interesting Teachers should spend more time with students, be more dedicated, and avoid being clock watchers Courses should be more practical, more 'today' related Get the students who stay away from school most often to sit down and talk over their school problems and make their own suggestions about solving the problem Incentives should be devised
	Persons who, in general, start with the conviction that parents are clilefly to blame for absenteeism offered these suggestions:
1977	Parents, whether they are at home or work, should be immediately notified if their child fails to show up at shcool Parents in many cases do not realize how important attendance is. They should be brought together and told exactly why attendance is so important When a child stays away from school the parent should be made to confer with the teachers, with the child present, to find out why The schools and the local authorities should get after the parents
	Persons who, in general, regard truancy as a matter for the polic and local authorities offered these suggestions:
1977	More truant officers should be hired an dlocal laws shold be strictly enforced The police should be ordered ot stop any child of school age who is on the streets during school hours. If the child doesn't have a written excuse, he or she should be taken into custody Children who are frequently absent should have to obey earlier curfew laws They should have to make up their schoolwork on Saturdays or during summer vacation They should be put to work cleaning up the parks and playgrounds.

Question 9: Should or should not parents be held responsible for their children's school attendance? (Asked in: 1978.)
[Code: 542-QuaPA-9]

	National Totals (All Parents)
	Should Be Made Responsible %	Should Not Be Made Responsible %	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1978	86	6	8

AIDS
Question 10: At what age should students begin participating in an AIDS education program? (Asked in: 1988.)
[Code: 543-QuaPA-10]

	National Totals
	Under 5 Years %	5-9 Years %	10-12 Years %	13-15 Years %	16 Years or Older %	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1988	6	40	40	10	1	3

Question 11: Do you believe that the local public schools should or should not develop an AIDS education program? (Asked in: 1988.)
[Code: 544-QuaPA-11]

	National Totals
	Should %	Should Not %	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1988	90	5	5

Question 12: Do you favor or oppose allowing children who suffer from AIDS to attend local public schools? (Asked in: 1988.)
[Code: 545-QuaPA-12]

	National Totals
	Favor %	Oppose %	Don't Know %
1988	57	24	19

Question 13: How much confidence do you have in your local public schools to deal with AIDS education? (Asked in: 1988.)
[Code: 546-QuaPA-13]

	National Totals
	A Great Deal of Confidence %	A Fair Amount of Confidence %	Not Very Much Confidence %	None at All %	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1988	10	30	27	14	19

Question 14: Should the local public schools teach what is called "safe sex" for AIDS prevention, or should they not? (Asked in: 1988.)
[Code: 547-QuaPA-14]

	National Totals
	Should %	Should Not %	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1988	78	16	6

Assigning Blame
Question 15: In your opinion, which is more at fault for the problems currently facing public education in this community -- the performance of the local public schools or the effect of societal problems? (Asked in: 1990, 2006.)
[Code: 548-QuaPA-15]

	National Totals
	Performance of Schools %	Effect of Societal Problems %	Don't Know %
2006	22	70	8
1990	16	73	11

Confidence in School Boards
Question 16: Thinking about the school board in your school district, how much respect and confidence do you have in its ability to deal with school problems -- a great deal of confidence, a fair amount, very little, or none? (Asked in: 1978.)
[Code: 549-QuaPC-16]

	National Totals
	A Great Deal of Confidence %	A Fair Amount of Confidence %	Very Little Confidence %	No Confidence %	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1979	18	43	16	6	17

Dealing with Teen Pregnancy
Question 17: How much confidence do you have in your local public schools to deal with teenage pregnancy? (Asked in: 1988.)
[Code: 550-QuaPD-17]

	National Totals
	A Great Deal of Confidence %	A Fair Amount of Confidence %	Not Very Much Confidence %	None at All %	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1988	5	30	36	17	12

Decline in National Test Scores
Question 18: Do you believe that a decline in national test scores of students in recent years means that the quality of education today is declining? (Asked in: 1976.)
[Code: 551-QuaPD-18]

	National Totals
	Yes, Quality of Education Is Declining %	No, Quality of Education Is Not Declining %	Don't Know/ No Answer %
1976	59	31	10

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