The 1979 Nationwide Teacher Opinion Poll conducted by the National Education Association was sent to 2,148 of the nation's approximately 2,185,000 public school teachers. The response rate to the poll was 82.7 percent. In this report the analysis of the responses are grouped according to the following topical areas: (1) teacher demographics; (2) general education; (3) class size; (4) education of the handicapped; (5) student discipline/violence; (6) funding of education; (7) standardized tests; (8) retirement benefits; (9) national research priorities; (10) discrimination against teachers/students; (11) national issues; and (12) licensing of teachers. (JD)