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Elam, Stanley M.; Rose, Lowell C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1995
The 1995 Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll features in-depth exploration of various educational issues. Respondents rate their own communities' schools higher than the nation's schools. Lack of discipline and waning financial support are schools' major problems. People believe that disruptive and learning-disabled students should be educated in separate…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Discipline, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Rose, Lowell C.; Gallup, Alec M.; Elam, Stanley M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
According to the 1997 Phi Delta Kappan poll, the public believes that providing more computers, relocating "troublemakers," establishing national standards, and expanding school choice would help improve student achievement. Three factors influence school success: strong parental support, adequate funding, and cooperative students. Lack…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Participation