Should parents have the choice to send their children to public schools that require uniforms?

Yes:

 45%

Yes, as long as there are also non-uniformed schools available:

 29%

No:

 26%

Should parents have the choice to send their children to same-sex schools (all-boys or all girls)?

Yes:

 42%

Yes, as long as there are also co-ed schools available:

 44%

No:

 14%

Should public school students attend school year-around?

Yes:

 55%

Yes, but just high school students:

 13%

No:

 33%

Should public schools be able to hire teachers who are not state-certified, but who are proficient in professional fields?

Yes:

 38%

Yes, but just in relatively scarce fields like math and science:

 28%

No:

 34%

Should public schools install video cameras to monitor students and staff?

Yes:

 73%

No:

 27%

Should public schools expand their athletic offerings to include so-called elite sports like tennis, skiing, golf, and lacrosse?

Yes:

 34%

Yes, exposure to these sports helps break down barriers of class:

 41%

No:

 26%

Which comes closer to your view?

Build one central athletic facility so that every public school has access to a superb facility:

 13%

Build smaller athletic facilities at each public school so that they can also serve as neighborhood community centers:

 61%

Build smaller athletic facilities at each public school, but restrict access to students enrolled at the school and their families:

 26%

Should public schools require drivers education?

Yes, auto accidents are major causes of injury among young people:

 70%

No, schools should focus all their effort on academic skills such as reading and writing:

 30%

Should public school seniors be required to perform a community service project as a condition for graduation?

Yes, teaching citizenship is one of a public school's most important lessons:

 84%

No, the time could be better spent reading or writing:

 16%

Should health clinics be located in public high schools?

Yes, students need the access to health care and services:

 59%

No, adding wraparound social or health services to schools distracts students and wastes resources:

 21%

No, in-school health clinics remove parents from knowledge of health issues — like birth control and sexually transmitted diseases — in which they would like to be involved:

 20%

Should public high schools include daycare facilities?

Yes, teenage mothers are a fact of life:

 49%

No:

 51%

Should public schools in Missouri be able to charter their own high schools?

Yes:

 62%

No:

 38%

Did you attend a public school?

Yes:

 66%

No:

 34%

Do (or did) your children attend a public school?

Yes:

 39%

No:

 26%

No, but they will:

 4%

No, because I don't have kids:

 30%

Bonus Question:
Do you favor or oppose a plan supported by Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt that would require public school districts to spend at least 65 percent of operating funds on classroom expenses?

Favor:

 54%

Oppose:

 46%