Debating Issues in American Education
A SAGE Reference Set
1st Edition
Published on 23. October 2012
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Hardback
3968 pages
978-1-4129-8978-7 (ISBN)
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This issues-based reference set on education in the United States tackles broad, contentious topics that have prompted debate and discussion within the education community. The volumes focus on pre-school through secondary education and explore prominent and perennially important debates.
This set is an essential reference resource for undergraduate students within schools of education and related fields including educational administration, educational psychology, school psychology, human development, and more.
This set is an essential reference resource for undergraduate students within schools of education and related fields including educational administration, educational psychology, school psychology, human development, and more.
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"The writing is both professional and accessible. The contributors provide balanced and well-researched coverage. Debating Issues in American Education has great potential for professional and higher-education libraries. The set is uniquely and very well structured and provides valuable research-based reviews of important educational issues." -- Lesley Farmer * Booklist * The series editors have extensive expertise in education administration and law, both in preK-12 and higher-education settings. Contributors are either teachers or administrators in U.S. educational settings. The writing is both professional and accessible. The contributors provide balanced and well-researched coverage.Debating Issues in American Education has great potential for professional and higher-education libraries. The set is uniquely and very well structured and provides valuable research-based reviews of important educational issues. -- Booklist We at the Fordham Institute are proud to have three contributors to the volume on Standards & Accountability in Schools, but for this reviewer personally it is the breadth of topics, the depth of knowledge, and the care in presentation of the material that really makes this reference set stand out. These are the topics that are uppermost in the minds of education stakeholders across the spectrum today, which require the deep knowledge and historical context in order to be properly addressed going forward. -- Jeff Murray * Ohio Gadfly Daily * With reduced revenue across all school systems, school district leaders need the information presented in these volumes to support their districts' positions on these important issues. -- Robert J. Safransky * School Business Affairs * These titles merit serious consideration for their systematic approach and unusually broad scope. -- Library Journal
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Charles J. Russo, JD, EdD, is the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education in the School of Education and Allied Professions and adjunct professor in the School of Law at the University of Dayton. He was the 1998-1999 president of the Education Law Association and 2002 recipient of its McGhehey (Achievement) Award. He has authored or coauthored more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals; has authored, coauthored, edited, or coedited 40 books; and has in excess of 800 publications. Russo also speaks extensively on issues in education law in the United States and abroad.
Along with having spoken in 33 states and 25 nations on 6 continents, Russo has taught summer courses in England, Spain, and Thailand; he also has served as a visiting professor at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane and the University of Newcastle, Australia; the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; South East European University, Macedonia; the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa; the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He regularly serves as a visiting professor at the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University.
Before joining the faculty at the University of Dayton as professor and chair of the Department of Educational Administration in July 1996, Russo taught at the University of Kentucky in Lexington from August 1992 to July 1996 and at Fordham University in his native New York City from September 1989 to July 1992. He taught high school for 81/2 years before and after graduation from law school. He received a BA (classical civilization) in 1972, a JD in 1983, and an EdD (educational administration and supervision) in 1989 from St. John's University in New York City. He also received a master of divinity degree from the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York, in 1978, as well as a PhD Honoris Causa from the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University, South Africa, in May 2004 for his contributions to the field of education law.
Allan G. Osborne, Jr. is the retired principal of the Snug Harbor Community School in Quincy, Massachusetts, a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. During his 34 years in public education, he served as a special education teacher, a director of special education, an assistant principal, and a principal. He has also served as an adjunct professor of special education and education law at several colleges, including Bridgewater State University and American International University.
Osborne earned an EdD in educational leadership from Boston College and an MEd in special education from Fitchburg State College (now Fitchburg State University) in Massachusetts. He received a BA in psychology from the University of Massachusetts.
Osborne has authored or coauthored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, monographs, and textbooks on legal issues in education, along with textbooks on other aspects of education. Although he writes and presents in several areas of educational law, he specializes in legal and policy issues in special education. He is the coauthor, with Charles J. Russo, of five texts published by Corwin, a SAGE company.
A past president of the Education Law Association (ELA), Osborne has been an attendee and presenter at most ELA conferences since 1991. He has also written a chapter now titled "Students With Disabilities" for the Yearbook of Education Law, published by ELA, since 1990. He is on the editorial advisory committee of West's Education Law Reporter and is coeditor of the "Education Law Into Practice" section of that journal, which is sponsored by ELA. He is also on the editorial boards of several other education journals.
In recognition of his contributions to the field of education law, Osborne was presented with the McGhehey Award by ELA in 2008, the highest award given by the organization. He is also the recipient of the City of Quincy Human Rights Award, the Financial Executives Institute of Massachusetts Principals Award, the Junior Achievement of Massachusetts Principals Award, and several community service awards.
Along with having spoken in 33 states and 25 nations on 6 continents, Russo has taught summer courses in England, Spain, and Thailand; he also has served as a visiting professor at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane and the University of Newcastle, Australia; the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; South East European University, Macedonia; the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa; the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He regularly serves as a visiting professor at the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University.
Before joining the faculty at the University of Dayton as professor and chair of the Department of Educational Administration in July 1996, Russo taught at the University of Kentucky in Lexington from August 1992 to July 1996 and at Fordham University in his native New York City from September 1989 to July 1992. He taught high school for 81/2 years before and after graduation from law school. He received a BA (classical civilization) in 1972, a JD in 1983, and an EdD (educational administration and supervision) in 1989 from St. John's University in New York City. He also received a master of divinity degree from the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception in Huntington, New York, in 1978, as well as a PhD Honoris Causa from the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University, South Africa, in May 2004 for his contributions to the field of education law.
Allan G. Osborne, Jr. is the retired principal of the Snug Harbor Community School in Quincy, Massachusetts, a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. During his 34 years in public education, he served as a special education teacher, a director of special education, an assistant principal, and a principal. He has also served as an adjunct professor of special education and education law at several colleges, including Bridgewater State University and American International University.
Osborne earned an EdD in educational leadership from Boston College and an MEd in special education from Fitchburg State College (now Fitchburg State University) in Massachusetts. He received a BA in psychology from the University of Massachusetts.
Osborne has authored or coauthored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, monographs, and textbooks on legal issues in education, along with textbooks on other aspects of education. Although he writes and presents in several areas of educational law, he specializes in legal and policy issues in special education. He is the coauthor, with Charles J. Russo, of five texts published by Corwin, a SAGE company.
A past president of the Education Law Association (ELA), Osborne has been an attendee and presenter at most ELA conferences since 1991. He has also written a chapter now titled "Students With Disabilities" for the Yearbook of Education Law, published by ELA, since 1990. He is on the editorial advisory committee of West's Education Law Reporter and is coeditor of the "Education Law Into Practice" section of that journal, which is sponsored by ELA. He is also on the editorial boards of several other education journals.
In recognition of his contributions to the field of education law, Osborne was presented with the McGhehey Award by ELA in 2008, the highest award given by the organization. He is also the recipient of the City of Quincy Human Rights Award, the Financial Executives Institute of Massachusetts Principals Award, the Junior Achievement of Massachusetts Principals Award, and several community service awards.
Content
009.001.B: Will Educational Accountability Enhance the Ability of Schools to Foster Student Academic Growth? POINT Bob Taft
009.013.B: Why Should Governors and Legislators "Invest" in Education? POINT Bob Taft
009.012.B: Is School Funding Sufficient and Adequate for Helping Schools Meet the Emerging Accountability Demands? POINT C. (Chad) Raisch
009.012.C: Is School Funding Sufficient and Adequate for Helping Schools Meet the Emerging Accountability Demands? COUNTERPOINT William Phillis
009.006.B: Should More Rigorous Teacher Education Standards Be Instituted or Are Traditional Accreditation Procedures Sufficient? POINT Kate Walsh
009.006.C: Should More Rigorous Teacher Education Standards Be Instituted or Are Traditional Accreditation Procedures Sufficient? COUNTERPOINT Mary Diez
004.001.B: Should Non-School Religious Groups Be Allowed to Use Public School Facilities? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
004.003.B: Distribution of Religious Materials: Should Students and Others Be Permitted to Distribute Religious Materials in Public Schools? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
004.004.C: Bible as Literature: Should Public Schools Be Allowed to Offer Courses on the Bible and Other Sacred Texts as Literature? COUNTERPOINT Robert Safransky
009.003.B: Will Standards and Accountability Enhance Educational Innovation? POINT Joel Vargas, Janet Santos
004.005.C: Should Schools Teach Both Evolution and Creation Science/Intelligent Design in Science Classes? COUNTERPOINT Aaron Cooley
004.008.B: Should Students Be Allowed to Include Prayer in Public School Graduation Ceremonies? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
004.008.C: Should Students Be Allowed to Include Prayer in Public School Graduation Ceremonies? COUNTERPOINT Martha McCarthy
008.006.C: Does the Law Allow for the Use of Different Disciplinary Standards for Students With Disabilities? COUNTERPOINT Robert Safransky
008.005.B: Should Teachers Be Subject to Drug Testing? POINT Richard Fossey
008.011.B: Should There Be Limits on Student Free Speech? POINT Richard Fossey
008.003.B: Should Students Be Required to Wear Uniforms? POINT Richard Fossey
008.007.B: Are School Boards Adequately Meeting the IDEA's Requirement of Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for All Students With Disabili Timothy Morse
008.003.C: Should Students Be Required to Wear Uniforms? COUNTERPOINT Todd DeMitchell
009.015.C: Are Parents Sufficiently Focused on Issues of Standards and Accountability? COUNTERPOINT Kerry Coovert
008.011.C: Should There Be Limits on Student Free Speech? COUNTERPOINT Jeffrey Sun
008.012.C: Should There Be Limits on Teacher Free Speech Rights? COUNTERPOINT Jeffrey Sun
008.007.C: Are School Boards Adequately Meeting the IDEA's Requirement of Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for All Students With Disabili Margie Crowe
009.008.C: Are Alternative School Leader Preparation Programs Really Needed to Prepare Next Generation School Principals and Administrators? COUNTERPO Theodore Kowalski
008.006.B: Does the Law Allow for the Use of Different Disciplinary Standards for Students With Disabilities? POINT Allan Osborne, Jr.
002.014.B: Should Moral Values Be a Topic in Public Education Curriculum and Instruction? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
008.010.B: Should Charges of Sexual Misconduct Against Teachers Be Public Records? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
008.013.B: Should Educational Malpractice Be Actionable? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
002.015.B: Is There a Place for Popular Culture in Curriculum and Classroom Instruction? POINT Donna Alvermann
002.007.B: Should the Focus of Literacy Education Be on "Reading to Learn" or "Learning to Read?" POINT P. David Pearson, Gina Cervetti
004.011.B: Should Religious Symbols and Displays (Such as the 10 Commandments, Mangers) Be Permitted to Be Posted in Public Schools? POINT Courtney Mohn
008.001.B: Academic Freedom: Should K-12 Teachers Have Greater Control Over the Content of the Curricula They Teach? POINT Ralph Sharp
002.015.C: Is There a Place for Popular Culture in Curriculum and Classroom Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Margaret Finders
002.006.B: Should Standardized Student Assessments Guide Curriculum and Instruction in Schools? POINT Marc Stein
009.002.C: Will Common Academic Standards Make America More Educationally Competitive? COUNTERPOINT John White
009.001.C: Will Educational Accountability Enhance the Ability of Schools to Foster Student Academic Growth? COUNTERPOINT Joseph Watras
005.001.C: Should All Public Schools Adopt Dress Code Policies That Focus on Student Safety? COUNTERPOINT Richard Fossey
005.005.C: Should Educators Assume a Duty to Prevent Students From Committing Suicide? COUNTERPOINT Richard Fossey
005.001.B: Should All Public Schools Adopt Dress Code Policies That Focus on Student Safety? POINT Todd DeMitchell
005.004.B: Should Educators Be Liable for Failing to Stop Bullying in the Classroom? POINT Mary Bradely
005.008.B: Should Plagiarism Be Treated as an Academic Discipline Issue? POINT Phillip Blackman
005.012.B: In Loco Parentis: Should Teachers Take the Place of Parents in All School Disciplinary Matters? POINT Dana Thompson Dorsey
002.003.B: Do Curriculum and Instruction in Schools Need to Be More or Less Programmatic? POINT Marcia Davis
005.011.C: Are State and Federal Teacher Protection Acts Needed to Protect Teachers from Lawsuits When Disciplining Students? COUNTERPOINT Janet Decker
002.011.C: Do the Arts in Education Distract From or Enhance Core Curriculum and Instruction? COUNTERPOINT A. Jonathan Eakle
002.014.C: Should Moral Values Be a Topic in Public Education Curriculum and Instruction? COUNTERPOINT A. Jonathan Eakle
004.011.C: Should Religious Symbols and Displays (Such as the 10 Commandments, Mangers) Be Permitted to Be Posted in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Kathryn Shields
008.015.C: Do Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining Improve the Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment? COUNTERPOINT Michael Jernigan
004.014.C: Should Students Be Required to Salute the Flag If They or Their Parents Object to the Inclusion of the Words "Under God"? COUNTERPOINT Amanda Cooley
005.013.C: Are School Officials Too Quick to Seclude or Restrain Students When Disciplining Students With Disabilities? COUNTERPOINT Michelle Gough
002.006.C: Should Standardized Student Assessments Guide Curriculum and Instruction in Schools? COUNTERPOINT Christopher Knaus
002.012.C: Should Gifted Education Focus on Teaching Advanced and Accelerated Curricular Content? COUNTERPOINT Rosa Aurora Chavez-Eakle
005.006.C: Child Abuse and Neglect: Must Teachers Report Any and All Suspicion Child Abuse and Neglect? COUNTERPOINT Stephanie McCall
005.011.B: Are State and Federal Teacher Protection Acts Needed to Protect Teachers from Lawsuits When Disciplining Students? POINT Amy Steketee
005.007.C: Should Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Be Abolished? COUNTERPOINT Emily Richardson
008.005.C: Should Teachers Be Subject to Drug Testing? COUNTERPOINT Robert Cloud
008.012.B: Should There Be Limits on Teacher Free Speech Rights? POINT Robert Cloud
002.019.C: New Technologies: Have Computers and Other New Technologies Enhanced Classroom Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Jill Castek
005.008.C: Should Plagiarism Be Treated as an Academic Discipline Issue? COUNTERPOINT Peter Moran
009.007.C: Will Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure Attract Stronger Teachers to American Classrooms? COUNTERPOINT Sandra Stroot
009.009.C: Should Value-Added Modeling Be Used to Identify Highly Effective Teachers? COUNTERPOINT Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch, Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch, Martha Hendricks, Suzanne Franco
002.011.B: Do the Arts in Education Distract From or Enhance Core Curriculum and Instruction? POINT Ellen Winner
002.004.B: Should Teachers Have Decision-Making Powers in Designing Statewide Curricula? POINT Jennifer Jones
005.006.B: Child Abuse and Neglect: Must Teachers Report Any and All Suspicion Child Abuse and Neglect? POINT Susan Bon
009.010.B: Do Strong Unions Help or Hinder Strong Accountability? POINT Dennis Reardon
004.015.B: Should Public School Students Be Given Released Time for Religious Instruction? POINT Kiera Gottemoeller
009.002.B: Will Common Academic Standards Make America More Educationally Competitive? POINT Terry Ryan
009.014.B: Will Stronger Business and Corporate Investment Enhance Student Achievement? POINT Shaun Yoder, Susan Bodary
009.014.C: Will Stronger Business and Corporate Investment Enhance Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Richard Van Vleck
005.009.C: Should Teachers Focus on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators in Classroom Management Plans? COUNTERPOINT Erin Snell
<SPAN id=dgList__ctl12_lblPrintedName>009.004.B: Will Increased Federal and State Intervention and Funding Increase Student Achievement? POINT</SPAN> Susan Zelman
002.013.C: Should There Be Alternative Special Education Curricula or Should Students With Special Needs Be Part of Mainstream Classroom Instruction? Timothy Morse
009.008.B: Are Alternative School Leader Preparation Programs Really Needed to Prepare Next Generation School Principals and Administrators? POINT Emmy Partin, Jamie O'Leary
005.014.C: Are Positive Behavioral Interventions Effective at Reducing Misbehavior in Students With Behavioral Disorders? COUNTERPOINT Diana Rogers-Adkinson
001.015.C: Are Year-Round Schools an Appropriate Way to Improve Student Outcomes? COUNTERPOINT Aaron Cooley
001.009.B: Is Head Start Worth Preserving? POINT Carolyn Talbert-Johnson
001.015.B: Are Year-Round Schools an Appropriate Way to Improve Student Outcomes? POINT Carolyn Talbert-Johnson
002.010.B: Is Cultural Diversity Appropriately Represented in Today's Classroom Instruction? POINT Lisa Patel Stevens
002.008.C: The Race to the Top Program: Should America Strive to Be the Global Leader in Math, Science, and Technology Education? COUNTERPOINT George Hruby
002.009.B: Should "English Only" Curriculum Be Eliminated or Expanded? POINT Elizabeth Bernhardt
001.008.B: Are Publicly Funded Programs That Afford Parents the Option of Where to Educate Their Children at Public Expense the Most Appropriate Ways Ralph Mawdsley
001.010.C: Should Home Schooling Be Subject to Greater State Regulation in Such Areas as Teacher Qualifications and Curricular Content? COUNTERPOINT Ralph Mawdsley
001.013.C: Do Private, Nonsectarian Schools Enhance Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Mark Littleton
008.009.B: Are the Tests That the Supreme Court Provided in Dealing With Peer-to-Peer and Teacher on Student Sexual Harassment Workable? POINT Stacey Edmonson
006.005.C: Should the States Rely on Local Property Taxes as a Primary Method of Financing Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT C. Raisch
002.008.B: The Race to the Top Program: Should America Strive to Be the Global Leader in Math, Science, and Technology Education? POINT Mark Templin
006.004.B: Should the Leadership of Each Individual School Have the Authority to Determine How Money Is Spent at That Particular School? POINT Carlee Escue
006.009.C: Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance? COUNTERPOINT Carlee Escue
001.001.C: Are Charter Schools a Viable Educational Model as an Alternative to Public Education? COUNTERPOINT Zorka Karanxha
001.001.B: Are Charter Schools a Viable Educational Model as an Alternative to Public Education? POINT Eric Hall
006.015.C: Should School Districts Charge Additional Fees for Academic Programs Such as Advanced Placement Classes? COUNTERPOINT Christine Kiracofe
006.016.B: Should the State Give Vouchers to Poor Students to Allow Them to Attend Private Schools? POINT Christine Kiracofe
006.014.B: Should Students Pay Additional Fees to Participate in Extracurricular Activities Such As Athletics or the Band? POINT Robert Safransky
006.010.C: Should Courts Consider Claims That School Finance System Violates the State Constitution? COUNTERPOINT R. Wood
006.012.C: Should the Courts Ensure That Student Expenditures Are Substantially Equal (the Equity Theory of School Finance Litigation)? COUNTERPOINT R. Wood
006.006.C: Should the Federal Government Dictate Curriculum as a Condition of the School District Receiving Federal Funds? COUNTERPOINT Scott Bauries
006.011.C: Do the State Constitutional Provisions Establish a Judicially Enforceable Standard for Education? COUNTERPOINT Scott Bauries
002.010.C: Is Cultural Diversity Appropriately Represented in Today's Classroom Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Loukia Sarroub
005.005.B: Should Educators Assume a Duty to Prevent Students From Committing Suicide? POINT Nathan Burroughs
006.001.C: Should Local School Districts Be Able to Impose Additional Taxes in Order to Provide Additional Educational Resources? COUNTERPOINT William Koski
006.010.B: Should Courts Consider Claims That School Finance System Violates the State Constitution? POINT William Koski
002.007.C: Should the Focus of Literacy Education Be on "Reading to Learn" or "Learning to Read?" COUNTERPOINT Marcia Invernizzi, Latisha Hayes
006.014.C: Should Students Pay Additional Fees to Participate in Extracurricular Activities Such As Athletics or the Band? COUNTERPOINT Steven Million
002.019.B: New Technologies: Have Computers and Other New Technologies Enhanced Classroom Instruction? POINT Margaret Hagood
008.002.B: Should There Be Limits on How School Staff Can Use Copyrighted Materials and Intellectual Property in Schools? POINT Amanda Cooley
010.001.B: Is Assistive Technology or Universal Design a More Effective Method of Technology Integration for Students With Disabilities? POINT Timothy Morse
005.004.C: Should Educators Be Liable for Failing to Stop Bullying in the Classroom? COUNTERPOINT Jesulon Gibbs
006.004.C: Should the Leadership of Each Individual School Have the Authority to Determine How Money Is Spent at That Particular School? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
006.018.C: Should the State Create and Fund Charter Schools That Are Not Subject to the Same Standards and Requirements as Traditional Schools? COUNTE Betty Cox
006.001.B: Should Local School Districts Be Able to Impose Additional Taxes in Order to Provide Additional Educational Resources? POINT Anthony Rolle
001.003.B: Should Faith-Based Charter Schools Survive Constitutional Scrutiny? POINT Bruce Cooper
001.011.B: Should the Jewish Community in the United States Provide Jewish Day Schools for Every Jewish Child as a Means of Preserving Their Jewish Id Bruce Cooper
008.015.B: Do Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining Improve the Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment? POINT Bruce Cooper
002.005.B: Does National Accreditation of Education Schools Improve Teacher and Education Leadership Programs? POINT Katharine Rasch
006.015.B: Should School Districts Charge Additional Fees for Academic Programs Such as Advanced Placement Classes? POINT Robert Safransky
006.002.B: Should States Limit the Indebtedness of Local School Districts? POINT Luke Cornelius
002.017.B: Are Online and Other Virtual Means of Curriculum and Instruction the Future of Education? POINT John Castellani
001.005.B: Do Single-Sex Classes and/or Schools Better Address the Needs of Elementary and/or Secondary School Students? POINT Vivian Gordon
006.007.B: Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Educcation Services? POINT Michael Hazelkorn
006.009.B: Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance? POINT Janet Decker
002.005.C: Does National Accreditation of Education Schools Improve Teacher and Education Leadership Programs? COUNTERPOINT David Reinking, Jamie Colwell
008.009.C: Are the Tests That the Supreme Court Provided in Dealing With Peer-to-Peer and Teacher on Student Sexual Harassment Workable? COUNTERPOINT Mark Littleton
006.008.B: When Individual States Mandate That Local School Districts Provide Gifted Education, Should the State Pay All the Costs of Gifted Education Nicola Alexander
004.013.B: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? POINT Allison Ostrowski
004.012.C: Should Students Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Maureen Sexton
001.006.C: Is There Any Benefit to Proprietary For-Profit Schools? COUNTERPOINT Mary Grilliot
001.005.C: Do Single-Sex Classes and/or Schools Better Address the Needs of Elementary and/or Secondary School Students? COUNTERPOINT Jyllian Guerriero
001.006.B: Is There Any Benefit to Proprietary For-Profit Schools? POINT Lesley McCue
007.004.C: Should the Role of the Judicial Branch of Government Be Reduced in the Governance of Public Education? COUNTERPOINT Sonya Horsford
006.017.B: Should the State Give Tax Credits to Parents Who Pay for Their Children to Attend Private Schools? POINT Korrin Ziswiler
001.002.B: Do Ethnocentric Charters Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate on the Basis of Race and/or National Origin? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
004.007.B: Should Teachers Be Able to Pray in Public Schools? POINT William Thro
006.013.B: Should the Courts Ensure That Every School District Has Sufficient Funds to Provide a Quality Education (the Adequacy Theory of School Fina R. Wood
006.017.C: Should the State Give Tax Credits to Parents Who Pay for Their Children to Attend Private Schools? COUNTERPOINT Barbara De Luca
007.012.C: Will an Increased Focus on the Market Economy and Global Competition in K-12 Public Education Prepare Students to Succeed Economically? COU Casey George-Jackson
005.009.B: Should Teachers Focus on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators in Classroom Management Plans? POINT Robin Fankhauser
004.012.B: Should Students Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? POINT Jane Novick
007.002.C: Do Teacher and Other Employee Unions Reduce the Ability of Principals and Superintendents to Run and Reform Schools? COUNTERPOINT Lisa Diriscoll
004.015.C: Should Public School Students Be Given Released Time for Religious Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Lindsey Swanson
001.003.C: Should Faith-Based Charter Schools Survive Constitutional Scrutiny? COUNTERPOINT Janet Mulvey
005.010.C: Should School Resource Officers Function Strictly as Law Enforcement Officers? COUNTERPOINT Jennifer Sughrue
005.002.C: Are Zero Tolerance Policies Acceptable With Respect to Drugs, Alcohol, Weapons, Where Student Safety Is Concerned? COUNTERPOINT Charles Vergon
009.009.B: Should Value-Added Modeling Be Used to Identify Highly Effective Teachers? POINT Jim Mahoney
009.013.C: Why Should Governors and Legislators "Invest" in Education? COUNTERPOINT William Proefriedt
002.013.B: Should There Be Alternative Special Education Curricula or Should Students With Special Needs Be Part of Mainstream Classroom Instruction? Margie Crowe
010.001.C: Is Assistive Technology or Universal Design a More Effective Method of Technology Integration for Students With Disabilities? COUNTERPOINT Margie Crowe
004.007.C: Should Teachers Be Able to Pray in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Adam Hyde
009.011.C: Should the Carnegie Unit Be Eliminated? COUNTERPOINT Tracey Smith
008.002.C: Should There Be Limits on How School Staff Can Use Copyrighted Materials and Intellectual Property in Schools? COUNTERPOINT Clayton Slaughter
005.014.B: Are Positive Behavioral Interventions Effective at Reducing Misbehavior in Students With Behavioral Disorders? POINT Theresa Ochoa
010.004.B: What Are the Policy and Technology Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Courses in K-12 School Environments? POINT Leanna Archambault
010.006.B: Are Virtual Schools More Cost-Effective Compared to Traditional, Brick-and-Mortar Schools? POINT Michael Barbour
010.008.B: Is the Use of Video Surveillance Cameras in Schools an Invasion of Student Privacy? POINT Kevin Brady
001.004.B: Do Magnet Schools Enhance Student Achievement? POINT Timothy Ilg
001.008.C: Are Publicly Funded Programs That Afford Parents the Option of Where to Educate Their Children at Public Expense the Most Appropriate Ways Timothy Ilg
010.009.B: Should National and/or State-Level Technology Standards Be Required for Today's Teachers? POINT Kevin Oliver
010.009.C: Should National and/or State-Level Technology Standards Be Required for Today's Teachers? COUNTERPOINT Raymond Rose
001.016.C: Are Native American Schools a Viable Means of Enhancing Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Rachel Trimble
001.016.B: Are Native American Schools a Viable Means of Enhancing Student Achievement? POINT Carolyn Brown
005.012.C: In Loco Parentis: Should Teachers Take the Place of Parents in All School Disciplinary Matters? COUNTERPOINT Allison Howland
004.009.C: Should Moments of Silence Be Conducted or Sanctioned by Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
004.013.C: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
005.013.B: Are School Officials Too Quick to Seclude or Restrain Students When Disciplining Students With Disabilities? POINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
001.004.C: Do Magnet Schools Enhance Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT David Dolph, David Dolph
006.013.C: Should the Courts Ensure That Every School District Has Sufficient Funds to Provide a Quality Education (the Adequacy Theory of School Fina Barbara De Luca
003.007.C: Given school dropout rates, especially among poor and minority students, should college attendance be the norm for all U.S. students? COUN Valerie Hill-Jackson, Brandon Fox, Rachel Jackson, Marlon James
010.002.B: What Are the Major Policy and Technology Issues Involving the Adoption of e-Books in Today's Schools? POINT Meredith Stewart
001.009.C: Is Head Start Worth Preserving? COUNTERPOINT Tamela Dixon
003.008.C: Does incorporating elements from popular culture such as hip hop on school campuses helps public schools serve diverse student populations Dana Griffin
003.007.B: Given school dropout rates, especially among poor and minority students, should college attendance be the norm for all U.S. students? POIN Saran Donahoo
006.005.B: Should the States Rely on Local Property Taxes as a Primary Method of Financing Public Schools? POINT Steven Hinshaw
003.001.C: Are legislated school desegregation policies adequate to address unequal educational opportunities for students of color? COUNTERPOINT E James, Paul Pitre
003.005.B: Is aid to schools under Title I the best way to close the achievement gap between students who are economically disadvantaged and those who Paul Pitre, E James
003.012.B: Should gender be applied as a diversity criterion in educational programming and placement? POINT Wayne Lewis
003.011.C: Should English Only classes be the model for enabling English language learners to acquire English proficiency? COUNTERPOINT Patrice Preston-Grimes, Wendy Amato
007.009.B: Will Giving School Administrators More Control Over the Structure and Policies That Govern High Schools Lead to Improvements in the Educati Liz Hollingworth
003.006.B: Is aid to schools under Title I an appropriate strategy for closing the achievement gap between minority and majority students? POINT Richard Hunter, Clare Beckett-Mciroy
007.009.C: Will Giving School Administrators More Control Over the Structure and Policies That Govern High Schools Lead to Improvements in the Educati Ted Purinton
007.007.B: Are School Boards Necessary in Today's Public Schools? POINT Meredith Mountford
007.007.C: Are School Boards Necessary in Today's Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Rayma Harchar
007.005.C: Should School Leaders Have the Primary Responsibility for Lowering the Achievement Gap for Minority Students? COUNTERPOINT Wayne Lewis
007.014.C: Should the K-12 School Organizational Structure for Public Education in the United States Be Dramatically Altered? COUNTERPOINT Thomas Alsbury
010.005.B: What Are the Leading Policy and Technology Issues Associated With Today's Virtual Schools As Effective Student Learning Environments? POINT Kathryn Kennedy
007.001.B: Should School Governance Be Shifted From Local School Boards to the Additional and Direct Control of Elected Political Leaders? POINT Jose Llanes
002.012.B: Should Gifted Education Focus on Teaching Advanced and Accelerated Curricular Content? POINT Carol Mills, Linda Brody
005.002.B: Are Zero Tolerance Policies Acceptable With Respect to Drugs, Alcohol, Weapons, Where Student Safety Is Concerned? POINT Aimee Gibbs
005.007.B: Should Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Be Abolished? POINT Aimee Gibbs
001.013.B: Do Private, Nonsectarian Schools Enhance Student Achievement? POINT William Jeynes
004.004.B: Bible as Literature: Should Public Schools Be Allowed to Offer Courses on the Bible and Other Sacred Texts as Literature? POINT William Jeynes
004.005.B: Should Schools Teach Both Evolution and Creation Science/Intelligent Design in Science Classes? POINT William Jeynes
004.014.B: Should Students Be Required to Salute the Flag If They or Their Parents Object to the Inclusion of the Words "Under God"? POINT William Jeynes
009.003.C: Will Standards and Accountability Enhance Educational Innovation? COUNTERPOINT Philip Smith
007.014.B: Should the K-12 School Organizational Structure for Public Education in the United States Be Dramatically Altered? POINT Dawn Williams
001.012.C: Are Culturally Specific ic Charter Schools an Appropriate Means of Preserving Muslim Identity? COUNTERPOINT Martha Bigelow
007.010.C: Has Allowing and Encouraging Private Corporations to Participate in Public Education Positively Affected School Governance? COUNTERPOINT Janelle Scott
003.008.B: Does incorporating elements from popular culture such as hip hop on school campuses helps public schools serve diverse student populations? Latish Reed, Natalie Tran, Christopher Thomas
007.012.B Will an Increased Focus on the Market Economy and Global Competition in K-12 Public Education Prepare Students to Succeed Economically? POIN Kevin Hollenbeck
007.011.C: Has the Increased Emphasis on Parent Involvement Hindered the Ability of Administrators to Lead Public Schools and Districts? COUNTERPOINT Lewis Madhlangobe
003.009.B: Should all forms of ability grouping and tracking be eliminated in schools? POINT Deborah Harmon
007.010.B: Has Allowing and Encouraging Private Corporations to Participate in Public Education Positively Affected School Governance? POINT Donald Peurach
007.008.C: Do Charter Schools Improve Governance Within the Public Education System? COUNTERPOINT Sandra Vergari
003.010.B: Do current funding structures and districting criteria of public education disenfranchise ethnic and racial minority students? POINT Enid Jones
009.015.B: Are Parents Sufficiently Focused on Issues of Standards and Accountability? POINT Rodney Kennedy
007.011.B: Has the Increased Emphasis on Parent Involvement Hindered the Ability of Administrators to Lead Public Schools and Districts? POINT Larry Dlugosh
007.003.B: Has the Increased Role of the Federal Government in the Governance of Schools Through Various Initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, Im Malila Robinson
007.008.B: Do Charter Schools Improve Governance Within the Public Education System? POINT James Crawford
007.006.B: Are School Administrators Being Prepared to Adequately Address Gender Issues? POINT Jacqueline Jacobs
006.016.C: Should the State Give Vouchers to Poor Students to Allow Them to Attend Private Schools? COUNTERPOINT Lenford Sutton
006.018.B: Should the State Create and Fund Charter Schools That Are Not Subject to the Same Standards and Requirements as Traditional Schools? POINT Lenford Sutton
007.013.B: Will Declining Faith in Public Education Lead to the Appointment of More School Leaders Who Lack a Professional Educational Background? POI Sharon Wilbur
001.012.B: Are Culturally Specific Charter Schools an Appropriate Means of Preserving Muslim Identity? POINT Letitia Basford
007.005.B: Should School Leaders Have the Primary Responsibility for Lowering the Achievement Gap for Minority Students? POINT Kristina Hesbol
003.014.C: Can compensatory education programs under Title I of No Child Left Behind improve the education of students by eliminating special assignme Latish Reed
007.006.C: Are School Administrators Being Prepared to Adequately Address Gender Issues? COUNTERPOINT Ellen Eckman
007.013.C: Will Declining Faith in Public Education Lead to the Appointment of More School Leaders Who Lack a Professional Educational Background? COU Shellie Gammill
007.003.C: Has the Increased Role of the Federal Government in the Governance of Schools Through Various Initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, Im Jason LaFrance, Lucindia Chance
003.002.C: Are multicultural counseling programs in schools needed to improve the academic performance of students? COUNTERPOINT Jennifer Burris, Katrina Akande, Sonja Feist-Price
009.011.B: Should the Carnegie Unit Be Eliminated? POINT James Olive
009.007.B: Will Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure Attract Stronger Teachers to American Classrooms? POINT Jesse Solomon, Sarah Kelly, Edward Liu
001.011.C: Should the Jewish Community in the United States Provide Jewish Day Schools for Every Jewish Child as a Means of Preserving Their Jewish Id Marc Kramer
003.005.C: Is aid to schools under Title I the best way to close the achievement gap between students who are economically disadvantaged and those who James Lyons
009.010.C: Do Strong Unions Help or Hinder Strong Accountability? COUNTERPOINT Elizabeth Cameron
007.004.B: Should the Role of the Judicial Branch of Government Be Reduced in the Governance of Public Education? POINT Philip Daniel
010.008.C: Is the Use of Video Surveillance Cameras in Schools an Invasion of Student Privacy? COUNTERPOINT Justin Bathon
003.003.C: Are traditional university preparation programs the best way to prepare teachers and administrators to teach diverse student populations? C Carl Keys
004.018.B: Should Public Funds Be Used to Transport Students to Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? POINT James Van Patten
010.006.C: Are Virtual Schools More Cost-Effective Compared to Traditional, Brick-and-Mortar Schools? COUNTERPOINT Allison Powell
004.017.B: Should Public Funds Be Used to Provide Textbooks and Instructional Materials in Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? POINT William Thro
006.007.C: Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Education Services? COUNTERPOINT Dana Bagwell
006.019.C: Should Students Be Required to Engage in Fund Raising Activities As a Condition of Participating in Certain Activities or Events? COUNTERPO Dana Bagwell
008.001.C: Academic Freedom: Should K-12 Teachers Have Greater Control Over the Content of the Curricula They Teach? COUNTERPOINT Marilyn Denison
003.013.B: Is the full-service community school model useful in furthering equitable educational opportunity among majority-minority school population Dana Griffin
004.002.C: Are Religious Clubs Guaranteed Equal Access to Public School Facilities Under the Equal Access Act? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
004.010.B: Should School Officials Be Allowed to Use Religious or Sacred Music and Celebrations in Public Schools? POINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
004.016.C: Should School Calendars Take Religious Holidays Into Account? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
008.014.C: Should Teachers Have Greater Rights When They Are Subject to the Termination of Their Employment? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
004.010.C: Should School Officials Be Allowed to Use Religious or Sacred Music and Celebrations in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Emily Richardson
008.008.B: Do Current Laws Adequately Protect the Educational Rights of Homeless Children? POINT Emily Richardson
003.004.B: Can "Race to the Top" and related programs improve underperforming schools? POINT William Miller
004.017.C: Should Public Funds Be Used to Provide Textbooks and Instructional Materials in Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Debra Miretzky
004.018.C: Should Public Funds Be Used to Transport Students to Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Debra Miretzky
007.002.B: Do Teacher and Other Employee Unions Reduce the Ability of Principals and Superintendents to Run and Reform Schools? POINT Patrick Jenlink
001.002.C: Do Ethnocentric Charters Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate on the Basis of Race and/or National Origin? COUNTERPOINT Alex Hall
004.016.B: Should School Calendars Take Religious Holidays Into Account? POINT Amy Steketee
006.006.B: Should the Federal Government Dictate Curriculum as a Condition of the School District Receiving Federal Funds? POINT Shana Goldwyn
006.011.B: Do the State Constitutional Provisions Establish a Judicially Enforceable Standard for Education? POINT Luke Cornelius
002.012.A: Should Gifted Education Focus on Teaching Advanced and Accelerated Curricular Content? HEADNOTE Bonnie Cramond
003.001.B: Are legislated school desegregation policies adequate to address unequal educational opportunities for students of color? POINT Richard Hunter
007.001.C: Should School Governance Be Shifted From Local School Boards to the Additional and Direct Control of Elected Political Leaders? COUNTERPOIN Richard Hunter
004.002.B: Are Religious Clubs Guaranteed Equal Access to Public School Facilities Under the Equal Access Act? POINT Michelle Gough
008.014.B: Should Teachers Have Greater Rights When They Are Subject to the Termination of Their Employment? POINT Michelle Gough
005.015.C Should Teachers Have More Training in the Identification and Treatment of Maladaptive Internalizing Behaviors? COUNTERPOINT Potheini Vaiouli
009.004.C: Will Increased Federal and State Intervention and Funding Increase Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Daniel Fallon
001.010.B: Should Home Schooling Be Subject to Greater State Regulation in Such Areas as Teacher Qualifications and Curricular Content? POINT James Mawdsley
004.001.C: Should Non-School Religious Groups Be Allowed to Use Public School Facilities? COUNTERPOINT James Mawdsley
004.003.C: Distribution of Religious Materials: Should Students and Others Be Permitted to Distribute Religious Materials in Public Schools? COUNTERPO James Mawdsley
008.010.C: Should Charges of Sexual Misconduct Against Teachers Be Public Records? COUNTERPOINT James Mawdsley
008.013.C: Should Educational Malpractice Be Actionable? COUNTERPOINT James Mawdsley
004.009.B: Should Moments of Silence Be Conducted or Sanctioned by Public Schools? POINT Mario Torres
005.015.B: Should Teachers Have More Training in the Identification and Treatment of Maladaptive Internalizing Behaviors? POINT Theresa Ochoa
004.006.C: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Read the Bible (or Other Sacred Texts) in Public Schools When Students Are Present? COUNTERPOINT Brenda Kallio
006.012.B: Should the Courts Ensure That Student Expenditures Are Substantially Equal (the Equity Theory of School Finance Litigation)? POINT Robert Safransky
006.019.B: Should Students Be Required to Engage in Fund Raising Activities As a Condition of Participating in Certain Activities or Events? POINT Robert Safransky
005.003.C: Should Zero Tolerance Policies Be Abolished Because Students of Color Are Overrepresented When Schools Adopt Such Policies? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
008.004.C: Should Students Be Subject to Drug Testing? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
005.003.B: Should Zero Tolerance Policies Be Abolished Because Students of Color Are Overrepresented When Schools Adopt Such Policies? POINT Spencer Weiler
002.004.C: Should Teachers Have Decision-Making Powers in Designing Statewide Curricula? COUNTERPOINT Stergios Botzakis
004.006.B: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Read the Bible (or Other Sacred Texts) in Public Schools When Students Are Present? POINT Regina Umpstead
001.014.B: Are Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Programs Valuable? POINT Dan Schroer, Paul Waller
001.014.C: Are Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Programs Valuable? COUNTERPOINT Paul Waller
003.009.C: Should all forms of ability grouping and tracking be eliminated in schools? COUNTERPOINT Tiffany Wheeler
006.008.C: When Individual States Mandate That Local School Districts Provide Gifted Education, Should the State Pay All the Costs of Gifted Education Victoria Carr
002.017.C: Are Online and Other Virtual Means of Curriculum and Instruction the Future of Education? COUNTERPOINT Peggy Whalen-Levitt
003.003.B: Are traditional university preparation programs the best way to prepare teachers and administrators to teach diverse student populations? P Martin Scanlan
003.011.B: Should English Only classes be the model for enabling English language learners to acquire English proficiency? POINT Linwood Randolph, Xue Rong
003.013.C: Is the full-service community school model useful in furthering equitable educational opportunity among majority-minority school popul Natalie Tran, Miguel Zavala
003.014.B: Can compensatory education programs under Title I of NCLB improve the education of students by eliminating special assignment to special pr John Oliver, Miguel Guajardo
008.008.C: Do Current Laws Adequately Protect the Educational Rights of Homeless Children? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
002.009.C: Should "English Only" Curriculum Be Eliminated or Expanded? COUNTERPOINT Jeanne Fain
003.010.C: Do current funding structures and districting criteria of public education disenfranchise ethnic and racial minority students? COUNTERPOINT Robert Knoeppel
003.012.C: Should gender be applied as a diversity criterion in educational programming and placement? COUNTERPOINT Cosette Grant
003.004.C: Can "Race to the Top" and related programs improve underperforming schools? COUNTERPOINT Muhammad Khalifa, Nimo Abdi
006.002.C: Should States Limit the Indebtedness of Local School Districts? COUNTERPOINT Spencer Weiler
008.004.B: Should Students Be Subject to Drug Testing? POINT Robert Cloud
006.017.A: Should the State Give Tax Credits to Parents Who Pay for Their Children to Attend Private Schools? HEADNOTE Lisa Diriscoll
003.002.B: Are multicultural counseling programs in schools needed to improve the academic performance of students? POINT Deneia Thomas, Lynda Brown Wright
003.015.C: Should gender-based student loan forgiveness be used to increase the percentage of male teachers and administrators in public schools? COUN Mona Bryant-Shanklin
003.015.B: Should gender-based student loan forgiveness be used to increase the percentage of male teachers and administrators in public schools? POIN Paul Green
002.003.C: Do Curriculum and Instruction in Schools Need to Be More or Less Programmatic? COUNTERPOINT Judith Lysaker
003.006.C: Is aid to schools under Title I an appropriate strategy for closing the achievement gap between minority and majority students? COUNTERPOIN James Lyons
010.010.B: Should Teachers Have the Right to Create and Post Online Content About Their School on Social Networking Sites, When Such Posts Are Made on Jayson Richardson
010.003.B: Do Pocket-Assisted Technologies, Such as the iPod and iPhone, and iPad, Provide Mainly Educational Benefits or Distractions to Students in Nick Sauers
006.007.A: Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Education Services? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue
010.003.C: Do Pocket-Assisted Technologies, Such as the iPod and iPhone, and iPad, Provide Mainly Educational Benefits or Distractions to Students in Jerrid Kruse
005.010.B: Should School Resource Officers Function Strictly as Law Enforcement Officers? POINT M. Alexander
006.009.A: Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue
006.011.A: Do the State Constitutional Provisions Establish a Judicially Enforceable Standard for Education? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue
006.012.A: Should the Courts Ensure That Student Expenditures Are Substantially Equal (the Equity Theory of School Finance Litigation)? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue
006.013.A: Should the Courts Ensure That Every School District Has Sufficient Funds to Provide a Quality Education (the Adequacy Theory of School Fina Jennifer Sughrue
010.002.C: What Are the Major Policy and Technology Issues Involving the Adoption of e-Books in Today's Schools? COUNTERPOINT Christine Battista
002.011.A: Do the Arts in Education Distract From or Enhance Core Curriculum and Instruction? HEADNOTE Michelle Zoss
005.008.A: Should Plagiarism Be Treated as an Academic Discipline Issue? HEADNOTE Ralph Mawdsley
010.010.C: Should Teachers Have the Right to Create and Post Online Content About Their School on Social Networking Sites When Such Posts Are Made on Bruce Umpstead
010.012.B: Should administrators have greater authority to discipline students for false posts abt personnel on social network sites? POINT Curtis Nash
010.011.B: Should school administrators have greater authority to discipline students for acts of cyber-bullying and cyber-harassment? POINT Philip Daniel
010.004.C: What Are the Policy and Technology Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Courses in K-12 School Environments? COUNTERPOINT Anne Thorp
001.014.A: Are Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Programs Valuable? HEADNOTE Michael Jernigan
001.002.A: Do Ethnocentric Charters Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate on the Basis of Race and/or National Origin? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes
010.013.C Should public schools promote themselves on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter? COUNTERPOINT Robert Mayers, Geraldine Johnson
008.002.A: Should There Be Limits on How School Staff Can Use Copyrighted Materials and Intellectual Property in Schools? HEADNOTE Ralph Mawdsley
010.011.C: Should school administrators have greater authority to discipline students for acts of cyber-bullying and cyber-harassment? COUNTERPOINT Patrick Pauken
010.013.B Should public schools promote themselves on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter? POINT Steven Baule
005.005.A: Should Educators Have Legal Obligations With Respect to the Prevention of Student Suicide? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Sarah Burke
005.009.A: Should Teachers Focus on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators in Classroom Management Plans? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Stephen Harper
005.010.A: Should School Resource Officers Function Strictly as Law Enforcement Officers? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Sarah Burke
005.014.A: Are Positive Behavioral Interventions Effective at Reducing Misbehavior in Students With Behavioral Disorders? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Sarah Burke
002.014.A: Should Moral Values Be a Topic in Public Education Curriculum and Instruction? HEADNOTE Rosa Aurora Chavez-Eakle
004.002.A: Are Religious Clubs Guaranteed Equal Access to Public School Facilities Under the Equal Access Act? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley
004.011.A: Should Religious Symbols and Displays (Such as the 10 Commandments, Mangers) Be Permitted to Be Posted in Public Schools? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley
004.014.A: Should Students Be Required to Salute the Flag If They or Their Parents Object to the Inclusion of the Words "Under God"? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley
008.014.A: Should Teachers Have Greater Rights When They Are Subject to the Termination of Their Employment? HEADNOTE Jeffrey Sun
008.015.A: Do Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining Improve the Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley
010.005.C: Are Today's Virtual Schools Effective Student Learning Environments? COUNTERPOINT Abigail Hawkins
010.012.C: Should administrators have greater authority to discipline students for false posts abt personnel on social network sites? COUNTERPOINT<BR> Korrin Ziswiler
002013A Should There Be Alternative Special Education Curricula Laurie deBettencourt
009.013.B: Why Should Governors and Legislators "Invest" in Education? POINT Bob Taft
009.012.B: Is School Funding Sufficient and Adequate for Helping Schools Meet the Emerging Accountability Demands? POINT C. (Chad) Raisch
009.012.C: Is School Funding Sufficient and Adequate for Helping Schools Meet the Emerging Accountability Demands? COUNTERPOINT William Phillis
009.006.B: Should More Rigorous Teacher Education Standards Be Instituted or Are Traditional Accreditation Procedures Sufficient? POINT Kate Walsh
009.006.C: Should More Rigorous Teacher Education Standards Be Instituted or Are Traditional Accreditation Procedures Sufficient? COUNTERPOINT Mary Diez
004.001.B: Should Non-School Religious Groups Be Allowed to Use Public School Facilities? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
004.003.B: Distribution of Religious Materials: Should Students and Others Be Permitted to Distribute Religious Materials in Public Schools? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
004.004.C: Bible as Literature: Should Public Schools Be Allowed to Offer Courses on the Bible and Other Sacred Texts as Literature? COUNTERPOINT Robert Safransky
009.003.B: Will Standards and Accountability Enhance Educational Innovation? POINT Joel Vargas, Janet Santos
004.005.C: Should Schools Teach Both Evolution and Creation Science/Intelligent Design in Science Classes? COUNTERPOINT Aaron Cooley
004.008.B: Should Students Be Allowed to Include Prayer in Public School Graduation Ceremonies? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
004.008.C: Should Students Be Allowed to Include Prayer in Public School Graduation Ceremonies? COUNTERPOINT Martha McCarthy
008.006.C: Does the Law Allow for the Use of Different Disciplinary Standards for Students With Disabilities? COUNTERPOINT Robert Safransky
008.005.B: Should Teachers Be Subject to Drug Testing? POINT Richard Fossey
008.011.B: Should There Be Limits on Student Free Speech? POINT Richard Fossey
008.003.B: Should Students Be Required to Wear Uniforms? POINT Richard Fossey
008.007.B: Are School Boards Adequately Meeting the IDEA's Requirement of Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for All Students With Disabili Timothy Morse
008.003.C: Should Students Be Required to Wear Uniforms? COUNTERPOINT Todd DeMitchell
009.015.C: Are Parents Sufficiently Focused on Issues of Standards and Accountability? COUNTERPOINT Kerry Coovert
008.011.C: Should There Be Limits on Student Free Speech? COUNTERPOINT Jeffrey Sun
008.012.C: Should There Be Limits on Teacher Free Speech Rights? COUNTERPOINT Jeffrey Sun
008.007.C: Are School Boards Adequately Meeting the IDEA's Requirement of Providing a Free Appropriate Public Education for All Students With Disabili Margie Crowe
009.008.C: Are Alternative School Leader Preparation Programs Really Needed to Prepare Next Generation School Principals and Administrators? COUNTERPO Theodore Kowalski
008.006.B: Does the Law Allow for the Use of Different Disciplinary Standards for Students With Disabilities? POINT Allan Osborne, Jr.
002.014.B: Should Moral Values Be a Topic in Public Education Curriculum and Instruction? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
008.010.B: Should Charges of Sexual Misconduct Against Teachers Be Public Records? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
008.013.B: Should Educational Malpractice Be Actionable? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
002.015.B: Is There a Place for Popular Culture in Curriculum and Classroom Instruction? POINT Donna Alvermann
002.007.B: Should the Focus of Literacy Education Be on "Reading to Learn" or "Learning to Read?" POINT P. David Pearson, Gina Cervetti
004.011.B: Should Religious Symbols and Displays (Such as the 10 Commandments, Mangers) Be Permitted to Be Posted in Public Schools? POINT Courtney Mohn
008.001.B: Academic Freedom: Should K-12 Teachers Have Greater Control Over the Content of the Curricula They Teach? POINT Ralph Sharp
002.015.C: Is There a Place for Popular Culture in Curriculum and Classroom Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Margaret Finders
002.006.B: Should Standardized Student Assessments Guide Curriculum and Instruction in Schools? POINT Marc Stein
009.002.C: Will Common Academic Standards Make America More Educationally Competitive? COUNTERPOINT John White
009.001.C: Will Educational Accountability Enhance the Ability of Schools to Foster Student Academic Growth? COUNTERPOINT Joseph Watras
005.001.C: Should All Public Schools Adopt Dress Code Policies That Focus on Student Safety? COUNTERPOINT Richard Fossey
005.005.C: Should Educators Assume a Duty to Prevent Students From Committing Suicide? COUNTERPOINT Richard Fossey
005.001.B: Should All Public Schools Adopt Dress Code Policies That Focus on Student Safety? POINT Todd DeMitchell
005.004.B: Should Educators Be Liable for Failing to Stop Bullying in the Classroom? POINT Mary Bradely
005.008.B: Should Plagiarism Be Treated as an Academic Discipline Issue? POINT Phillip Blackman
005.012.B: In Loco Parentis: Should Teachers Take the Place of Parents in All School Disciplinary Matters? POINT Dana Thompson Dorsey
002.003.B: Do Curriculum and Instruction in Schools Need to Be More or Less Programmatic? POINT Marcia Davis
005.011.C: Are State and Federal Teacher Protection Acts Needed to Protect Teachers from Lawsuits When Disciplining Students? COUNTERPOINT Janet Decker
002.011.C: Do the Arts in Education Distract From or Enhance Core Curriculum and Instruction? COUNTERPOINT A. Jonathan Eakle
002.014.C: Should Moral Values Be a Topic in Public Education Curriculum and Instruction? COUNTERPOINT A. Jonathan Eakle
004.011.C: Should Religious Symbols and Displays (Such as the 10 Commandments, Mangers) Be Permitted to Be Posted in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Kathryn Shields
008.015.C: Do Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining Improve the Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment? COUNTERPOINT Michael Jernigan
004.014.C: Should Students Be Required to Salute the Flag If They or Their Parents Object to the Inclusion of the Words "Under God"? COUNTERPOINT Amanda Cooley
005.013.C: Are School Officials Too Quick to Seclude or Restrain Students When Disciplining Students With Disabilities? COUNTERPOINT Michelle Gough
002.006.C: Should Standardized Student Assessments Guide Curriculum and Instruction in Schools? COUNTERPOINT Christopher Knaus
002.012.C: Should Gifted Education Focus on Teaching Advanced and Accelerated Curricular Content? COUNTERPOINT Rosa Aurora Chavez-Eakle
005.006.C: Child Abuse and Neglect: Must Teachers Report Any and All Suspicion Child Abuse and Neglect? COUNTERPOINT Stephanie McCall
005.011.B: Are State and Federal Teacher Protection Acts Needed to Protect Teachers from Lawsuits When Disciplining Students? POINT Amy Steketee
005.007.C: Should Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Be Abolished? COUNTERPOINT Emily Richardson
008.005.C: Should Teachers Be Subject to Drug Testing? COUNTERPOINT Robert Cloud
008.012.B: Should There Be Limits on Teacher Free Speech Rights? POINT Robert Cloud
002.019.C: New Technologies: Have Computers and Other New Technologies Enhanced Classroom Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Jill Castek
005.008.C: Should Plagiarism Be Treated as an Academic Discipline Issue? COUNTERPOINT Peter Moran
009.007.C: Will Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure Attract Stronger Teachers to American Classrooms? COUNTERPOINT Sandra Stroot
009.009.C: Should Value-Added Modeling Be Used to Identify Highly Effective Teachers? COUNTERPOINT Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch, Kathryn Kinnucan-Welsch, Martha Hendricks, Suzanne Franco
002.011.B: Do the Arts in Education Distract From or Enhance Core Curriculum and Instruction? POINT Ellen Winner
002.004.B: Should Teachers Have Decision-Making Powers in Designing Statewide Curricula? POINT Jennifer Jones
005.006.B: Child Abuse and Neglect: Must Teachers Report Any and All Suspicion Child Abuse and Neglect? POINT Susan Bon
009.010.B: Do Strong Unions Help or Hinder Strong Accountability? POINT Dennis Reardon
004.015.B: Should Public School Students Be Given Released Time for Religious Instruction? POINT Kiera Gottemoeller
009.002.B: Will Common Academic Standards Make America More Educationally Competitive? POINT Terry Ryan
009.014.B: Will Stronger Business and Corporate Investment Enhance Student Achievement? POINT Shaun Yoder, Susan Bodary
009.014.C: Will Stronger Business and Corporate Investment Enhance Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Richard Van Vleck
005.009.C: Should Teachers Focus on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators in Classroom Management Plans? COUNTERPOINT Erin Snell
<SPAN id=dgList__ctl12_lblPrintedName>009.004.B: Will Increased Federal and State Intervention and Funding Increase Student Achievement? POINT</SPAN> Susan Zelman
002.013.C: Should There Be Alternative Special Education Curricula or Should Students With Special Needs Be Part of Mainstream Classroom Instruction? Timothy Morse
009.008.B: Are Alternative School Leader Preparation Programs Really Needed to Prepare Next Generation School Principals and Administrators? POINT Emmy Partin, Jamie O'Leary
005.014.C: Are Positive Behavioral Interventions Effective at Reducing Misbehavior in Students With Behavioral Disorders? COUNTERPOINT Diana Rogers-Adkinson
001.015.C: Are Year-Round Schools an Appropriate Way to Improve Student Outcomes? COUNTERPOINT Aaron Cooley
001.009.B: Is Head Start Worth Preserving? POINT Carolyn Talbert-Johnson
001.015.B: Are Year-Round Schools an Appropriate Way to Improve Student Outcomes? POINT Carolyn Talbert-Johnson
002.010.B: Is Cultural Diversity Appropriately Represented in Today's Classroom Instruction? POINT Lisa Patel Stevens
002.008.C: The Race to the Top Program: Should America Strive to Be the Global Leader in Math, Science, and Technology Education? COUNTERPOINT George Hruby
002.009.B: Should "English Only" Curriculum Be Eliminated or Expanded? POINT Elizabeth Bernhardt
001.008.B: Are Publicly Funded Programs That Afford Parents the Option of Where to Educate Their Children at Public Expense the Most Appropriate Ways Ralph Mawdsley
001.010.C: Should Home Schooling Be Subject to Greater State Regulation in Such Areas as Teacher Qualifications and Curricular Content? COUNTERPOINT Ralph Mawdsley
001.013.C: Do Private, Nonsectarian Schools Enhance Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Mark Littleton
008.009.B: Are the Tests That the Supreme Court Provided in Dealing With Peer-to-Peer and Teacher on Student Sexual Harassment Workable? POINT Stacey Edmonson
006.005.C: Should the States Rely on Local Property Taxes as a Primary Method of Financing Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT C. Raisch
002.008.B: The Race to the Top Program: Should America Strive to Be the Global Leader in Math, Science, and Technology Education? POINT Mark Templin
006.004.B: Should the Leadership of Each Individual School Have the Authority to Determine How Money Is Spent at That Particular School? POINT Carlee Escue
006.009.C: Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance? COUNTERPOINT Carlee Escue
001.001.C: Are Charter Schools a Viable Educational Model as an Alternative to Public Education? COUNTERPOINT Zorka Karanxha
001.001.B: Are Charter Schools a Viable Educational Model as an Alternative to Public Education? POINT Eric Hall
006.015.C: Should School Districts Charge Additional Fees for Academic Programs Such as Advanced Placement Classes? COUNTERPOINT Christine Kiracofe
006.016.B: Should the State Give Vouchers to Poor Students to Allow Them to Attend Private Schools? POINT Christine Kiracofe
006.014.B: Should Students Pay Additional Fees to Participate in Extracurricular Activities Such As Athletics or the Band? POINT Robert Safransky
006.010.C: Should Courts Consider Claims That School Finance System Violates the State Constitution? COUNTERPOINT R. Wood
006.012.C: Should the Courts Ensure That Student Expenditures Are Substantially Equal (the Equity Theory of School Finance Litigation)? COUNTERPOINT R. Wood
006.006.C: Should the Federal Government Dictate Curriculum as a Condition of the School District Receiving Federal Funds? COUNTERPOINT Scott Bauries
006.011.C: Do the State Constitutional Provisions Establish a Judicially Enforceable Standard for Education? COUNTERPOINT Scott Bauries
002.010.C: Is Cultural Diversity Appropriately Represented in Today's Classroom Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Loukia Sarroub
005.005.B: Should Educators Assume a Duty to Prevent Students From Committing Suicide? POINT Nathan Burroughs
006.001.C: Should Local School Districts Be Able to Impose Additional Taxes in Order to Provide Additional Educational Resources? COUNTERPOINT William Koski
006.010.B: Should Courts Consider Claims That School Finance System Violates the State Constitution? POINT William Koski
002.007.C: Should the Focus of Literacy Education Be on "Reading to Learn" or "Learning to Read?" COUNTERPOINT Marcia Invernizzi, Latisha Hayes
006.014.C: Should Students Pay Additional Fees to Participate in Extracurricular Activities Such As Athletics or the Band? COUNTERPOINT Steven Million
002.019.B: New Technologies: Have Computers and Other New Technologies Enhanced Classroom Instruction? POINT Margaret Hagood
008.002.B: Should There Be Limits on How School Staff Can Use Copyrighted Materials and Intellectual Property in Schools? POINT Amanda Cooley
010.001.B: Is Assistive Technology or Universal Design a More Effective Method of Technology Integration for Students With Disabilities? POINT Timothy Morse
005.004.C: Should Educators Be Liable for Failing to Stop Bullying in the Classroom? COUNTERPOINT Jesulon Gibbs
006.004.C: Should the Leadership of Each Individual School Have the Authority to Determine How Money Is Spent at That Particular School? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
006.018.C: Should the State Create and Fund Charter Schools That Are Not Subject to the Same Standards and Requirements as Traditional Schools? COUNTE Betty Cox
006.001.B: Should Local School Districts Be Able to Impose Additional Taxes in Order to Provide Additional Educational Resources? POINT Anthony Rolle
001.003.B: Should Faith-Based Charter Schools Survive Constitutional Scrutiny? POINT Bruce Cooper
001.011.B: Should the Jewish Community in the United States Provide Jewish Day Schools for Every Jewish Child as a Means of Preserving Their Jewish Id Bruce Cooper
008.015.B: Do Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining Improve the Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment? POINT Bruce Cooper
002.005.B: Does National Accreditation of Education Schools Improve Teacher and Education Leadership Programs? POINT Katharine Rasch
006.015.B: Should School Districts Charge Additional Fees for Academic Programs Such as Advanced Placement Classes? POINT Robert Safransky
006.002.B: Should States Limit the Indebtedness of Local School Districts? POINT Luke Cornelius
002.017.B: Are Online and Other Virtual Means of Curriculum and Instruction the Future of Education? POINT John Castellani
001.005.B: Do Single-Sex Classes and/or Schools Better Address the Needs of Elementary and/or Secondary School Students? POINT Vivian Gordon
006.007.B: Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Educcation Services? POINT Michael Hazelkorn
006.009.B: Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance? POINT Janet Decker
002.005.C: Does National Accreditation of Education Schools Improve Teacher and Education Leadership Programs? COUNTERPOINT David Reinking, Jamie Colwell
008.009.C: Are the Tests That the Supreme Court Provided in Dealing With Peer-to-Peer and Teacher on Student Sexual Harassment Workable? COUNTERPOINT Mark Littleton
006.008.B: When Individual States Mandate That Local School Districts Provide Gifted Education, Should the State Pay All the Costs of Gifted Education Nicola Alexander
004.013.B: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? POINT Allison Ostrowski
004.012.C: Should Students Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Maureen Sexton
001.006.C: Is There Any Benefit to Proprietary For-Profit Schools? COUNTERPOINT Mary Grilliot
001.005.C: Do Single-Sex Classes and/or Schools Better Address the Needs of Elementary and/or Secondary School Students? COUNTERPOINT Jyllian Guerriero
001.006.B: Is There Any Benefit to Proprietary For-Profit Schools? POINT Lesley McCue
007.004.C: Should the Role of the Judicial Branch of Government Be Reduced in the Governance of Public Education? COUNTERPOINT Sonya Horsford
006.017.B: Should the State Give Tax Credits to Parents Who Pay for Their Children to Attend Private Schools? POINT Korrin Ziswiler
001.002.B: Do Ethnocentric Charters Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate on the Basis of Race and/or National Origin? POINT Ralph Mawdsley
004.007.B: Should Teachers Be Able to Pray in Public Schools? POINT William Thro
006.013.B: Should the Courts Ensure That Every School District Has Sufficient Funds to Provide a Quality Education (the Adequacy Theory of School Fina R. Wood
006.017.C: Should the State Give Tax Credits to Parents Who Pay for Their Children to Attend Private Schools? COUNTERPOINT Barbara De Luca
007.012.C: Will an Increased Focus on the Market Economy and Global Competition in K-12 Public Education Prepare Students to Succeed Economically? COU Casey George-Jackson
005.009.B: Should Teachers Focus on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators in Classroom Management Plans? POINT Robin Fankhauser
004.012.B: Should Students Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? POINT Jane Novick
007.002.C: Do Teacher and Other Employee Unions Reduce the Ability of Principals and Superintendents to Run and Reform Schools? COUNTERPOINT Lisa Diriscoll
004.015.C: Should Public School Students Be Given Released Time for Religious Instruction? COUNTERPOINT Lindsey Swanson
001.003.C: Should Faith-Based Charter Schools Survive Constitutional Scrutiny? COUNTERPOINT Janet Mulvey
005.010.C: Should School Resource Officers Function Strictly as Law Enforcement Officers? COUNTERPOINT Jennifer Sughrue
005.002.C: Are Zero Tolerance Policies Acceptable With Respect to Drugs, Alcohol, Weapons, Where Student Safety Is Concerned? COUNTERPOINT Charles Vergon
009.009.B: Should Value-Added Modeling Be Used to Identify Highly Effective Teachers? POINT Jim Mahoney
009.013.C: Why Should Governors and Legislators "Invest" in Education? COUNTERPOINT William Proefriedt
002.013.B: Should There Be Alternative Special Education Curricula or Should Students With Special Needs Be Part of Mainstream Classroom Instruction? Margie Crowe
010.001.C: Is Assistive Technology or Universal Design a More Effective Method of Technology Integration for Students With Disabilities? COUNTERPOINT Margie Crowe
004.007.C: Should Teachers Be Able to Pray in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Adam Hyde
009.011.C: Should the Carnegie Unit Be Eliminated? COUNTERPOINT Tracey Smith
008.002.C: Should There Be Limits on How School Staff Can Use Copyrighted Materials and Intellectual Property in Schools? COUNTERPOINT Clayton Slaughter
005.014.B: Are Positive Behavioral Interventions Effective at Reducing Misbehavior in Students With Behavioral Disorders? POINT Theresa Ochoa
010.004.B: What Are the Policy and Technology Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Courses in K-12 School Environments? POINT Leanna Archambault
010.006.B: Are Virtual Schools More Cost-Effective Compared to Traditional, Brick-and-Mortar Schools? POINT Michael Barbour
010.008.B: Is the Use of Video Surveillance Cameras in Schools an Invasion of Student Privacy? POINT Kevin Brady
001.004.B: Do Magnet Schools Enhance Student Achievement? POINT Timothy Ilg
001.008.C: Are Publicly Funded Programs That Afford Parents the Option of Where to Educate Their Children at Public Expense the Most Appropriate Ways Timothy Ilg
010.009.B: Should National and/or State-Level Technology Standards Be Required for Today's Teachers? POINT Kevin Oliver
010.009.C: Should National and/or State-Level Technology Standards Be Required for Today's Teachers? COUNTERPOINT Raymond Rose
001.016.C: Are Native American Schools a Viable Means of Enhancing Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Rachel Trimble
001.016.B: Are Native American Schools a Viable Means of Enhancing Student Achievement? POINT Carolyn Brown
005.012.C: In Loco Parentis: Should Teachers Take the Place of Parents in All School Disciplinary Matters? COUNTERPOINT Allison Howland
004.009.C: Should Moments of Silence Be Conducted or Sanctioned by Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
004.013.C: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Wear Distinctive Religious Garb in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
005.013.B: Are School Officials Too Quick to Seclude or Restrain Students When Disciplining Students With Disabilities? POINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
001.004.C: Do Magnet Schools Enhance Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT David Dolph, David Dolph
006.013.C: Should the Courts Ensure That Every School District Has Sufficient Funds to Provide a Quality Education (the Adequacy Theory of School Fina Barbara De Luca
003.007.C: Given school dropout rates, especially among poor and minority students, should college attendance be the norm for all U.S. students? COUN Valerie Hill-Jackson, Brandon Fox, Rachel Jackson, Marlon James
010.002.B: What Are the Major Policy and Technology Issues Involving the Adoption of e-Books in Today's Schools? POINT Meredith Stewart
001.009.C: Is Head Start Worth Preserving? COUNTERPOINT Tamela Dixon
003.008.C: Does incorporating elements from popular culture such as hip hop on school campuses helps public schools serve diverse student populations Dana Griffin
003.007.B: Given school dropout rates, especially among poor and minority students, should college attendance be the norm for all U.S. students? POIN Saran Donahoo
006.005.B: Should the States Rely on Local Property Taxes as a Primary Method of Financing Public Schools? POINT Steven Hinshaw
003.001.C: Are legislated school desegregation policies adequate to address unequal educational opportunities for students of color? COUNTERPOINT E James, Paul Pitre
003.005.B: Is aid to schools under Title I the best way to close the achievement gap between students who are economically disadvantaged and those who Paul Pitre, E James
003.012.B: Should gender be applied as a diversity criterion in educational programming and placement? POINT Wayne Lewis
003.011.C: Should English Only classes be the model for enabling English language learners to acquire English proficiency? COUNTERPOINT Patrice Preston-Grimes, Wendy Amato
007.009.B: Will Giving School Administrators More Control Over the Structure and Policies That Govern High Schools Lead to Improvements in the Educati Liz Hollingworth
003.006.B: Is aid to schools under Title I an appropriate strategy for closing the achievement gap between minority and majority students? POINT Richard Hunter, Clare Beckett-Mciroy
007.009.C: Will Giving School Administrators More Control Over the Structure and Policies That Govern High Schools Lead to Improvements in the Educati Ted Purinton
007.007.B: Are School Boards Necessary in Today's Public Schools? POINT Meredith Mountford
007.007.C: Are School Boards Necessary in Today's Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Rayma Harchar
007.005.C: Should School Leaders Have the Primary Responsibility for Lowering the Achievement Gap for Minority Students? COUNTERPOINT Wayne Lewis
007.014.C: Should the K-12 School Organizational Structure for Public Education in the United States Be Dramatically Altered? COUNTERPOINT Thomas Alsbury
010.005.B: What Are the Leading Policy and Technology Issues Associated With Today's Virtual Schools As Effective Student Learning Environments? POINT Kathryn Kennedy
007.001.B: Should School Governance Be Shifted From Local School Boards to the Additional and Direct Control of Elected Political Leaders? POINT Jose Llanes
002.012.B: Should Gifted Education Focus on Teaching Advanced and Accelerated Curricular Content? POINT Carol Mills, Linda Brody
005.002.B: Are Zero Tolerance Policies Acceptable With Respect to Drugs, Alcohol, Weapons, Where Student Safety Is Concerned? POINT Aimee Gibbs
005.007.B: Should Corporal Punishment in Public Schools Be Abolished? POINT Aimee Gibbs
001.013.B: Do Private, Nonsectarian Schools Enhance Student Achievement? POINT William Jeynes
004.004.B: Bible as Literature: Should Public Schools Be Allowed to Offer Courses on the Bible and Other Sacred Texts as Literature? POINT William Jeynes
004.005.B: Should Schools Teach Both Evolution and Creation Science/Intelligent Design in Science Classes? POINT William Jeynes
004.014.B: Should Students Be Required to Salute the Flag If They or Their Parents Object to the Inclusion of the Words "Under God"? POINT William Jeynes
009.003.C: Will Standards and Accountability Enhance Educational Innovation? COUNTERPOINT Philip Smith
007.014.B: Should the K-12 School Organizational Structure for Public Education in the United States Be Dramatically Altered? POINT Dawn Williams
001.012.C: Are Culturally Specific ic Charter Schools an Appropriate Means of Preserving Muslim Identity? COUNTERPOINT Martha Bigelow
007.010.C: Has Allowing and Encouraging Private Corporations to Participate in Public Education Positively Affected School Governance? COUNTERPOINT Janelle Scott
003.008.B: Does incorporating elements from popular culture such as hip hop on school campuses helps public schools serve diverse student populations? Latish Reed, Natalie Tran, Christopher Thomas
007.012.B Will an Increased Focus on the Market Economy and Global Competition in K-12 Public Education Prepare Students to Succeed Economically? POIN Kevin Hollenbeck
007.011.C: Has the Increased Emphasis on Parent Involvement Hindered the Ability of Administrators to Lead Public Schools and Districts? COUNTERPOINT Lewis Madhlangobe
003.009.B: Should all forms of ability grouping and tracking be eliminated in schools? POINT Deborah Harmon
007.010.B: Has Allowing and Encouraging Private Corporations to Participate in Public Education Positively Affected School Governance? POINT Donald Peurach
007.008.C: Do Charter Schools Improve Governance Within the Public Education System? COUNTERPOINT Sandra Vergari
003.010.B: Do current funding structures and districting criteria of public education disenfranchise ethnic and racial minority students? POINT Enid Jones
009.015.B: Are Parents Sufficiently Focused on Issues of Standards and Accountability? POINT Rodney Kennedy
007.011.B: Has the Increased Emphasis on Parent Involvement Hindered the Ability of Administrators to Lead Public Schools and Districts? POINT Larry Dlugosh
007.003.B: Has the Increased Role of the Federal Government in the Governance of Schools Through Various Initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, Im Malila Robinson
007.008.B: Do Charter Schools Improve Governance Within the Public Education System? POINT James Crawford
007.006.B: Are School Administrators Being Prepared to Adequately Address Gender Issues? POINT Jacqueline Jacobs
006.016.C: Should the State Give Vouchers to Poor Students to Allow Them to Attend Private Schools? COUNTERPOINT Lenford Sutton
006.018.B: Should the State Create and Fund Charter Schools That Are Not Subject to the Same Standards and Requirements as Traditional Schools? POINT Lenford Sutton
007.013.B: Will Declining Faith in Public Education Lead to the Appointment of More School Leaders Who Lack a Professional Educational Background? POI Sharon Wilbur
001.012.B: Are Culturally Specific Charter Schools an Appropriate Means of Preserving Muslim Identity? POINT Letitia Basford
007.005.B: Should School Leaders Have the Primary Responsibility for Lowering the Achievement Gap for Minority Students? POINT Kristina Hesbol
003.014.C: Can compensatory education programs under Title I of No Child Left Behind improve the education of students by eliminating special assignme Latish Reed
007.006.C: Are School Administrators Being Prepared to Adequately Address Gender Issues? COUNTERPOINT Ellen Eckman
007.013.C: Will Declining Faith in Public Education Lead to the Appointment of More School Leaders Who Lack a Professional Educational Background? COU Shellie Gammill
007.003.C: Has the Increased Role of the Federal Government in the Governance of Schools Through Various Initiatives, such as No Child Left Behind, Im Jason LaFrance, Lucindia Chance
003.002.C: Are multicultural counseling programs in schools needed to improve the academic performance of students? COUNTERPOINT Jennifer Burris, Katrina Akande, Sonja Feist-Price
009.011.B: Should the Carnegie Unit Be Eliminated? POINT James Olive
009.007.B: Will Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure Attract Stronger Teachers to American Classrooms? POINT Jesse Solomon, Sarah Kelly, Edward Liu
001.011.C: Should the Jewish Community in the United States Provide Jewish Day Schools for Every Jewish Child as a Means of Preserving Their Jewish Id Marc Kramer
003.005.C: Is aid to schools under Title I the best way to close the achievement gap between students who are economically disadvantaged and those who James Lyons
009.010.C: Do Strong Unions Help or Hinder Strong Accountability? COUNTERPOINT Elizabeth Cameron
007.004.B: Should the Role of the Judicial Branch of Government Be Reduced in the Governance of Public Education? POINT Philip Daniel
010.008.C: Is the Use of Video Surveillance Cameras in Schools an Invasion of Student Privacy? COUNTERPOINT Justin Bathon
003.003.C: Are traditional university preparation programs the best way to prepare teachers and administrators to teach diverse student populations? C Carl Keys
004.018.B: Should Public Funds Be Used to Transport Students to Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? POINT James Van Patten
010.006.C: Are Virtual Schools More Cost-Effective Compared to Traditional, Brick-and-Mortar Schools? COUNTERPOINT Allison Powell
004.017.B: Should Public Funds Be Used to Provide Textbooks and Instructional Materials in Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? POINT William Thro
006.007.C: Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Education Services? COUNTERPOINT Dana Bagwell
006.019.C: Should Students Be Required to Engage in Fund Raising Activities As a Condition of Participating in Certain Activities or Events? COUNTERPO Dana Bagwell
008.001.C: Academic Freedom: Should K-12 Teachers Have Greater Control Over the Content of the Curricula They Teach? COUNTERPOINT Marilyn Denison
003.013.B: Is the full-service community school model useful in furthering equitable educational opportunity among majority-minority school population Dana Griffin
004.002.C: Are Religious Clubs Guaranteed Equal Access to Public School Facilities Under the Equal Access Act? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
004.010.B: Should School Officials Be Allowed to Use Religious or Sacred Music and Celebrations in Public Schools? POINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
004.016.C: Should School Calendars Take Religious Holidays Into Account? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
008.014.C: Should Teachers Have Greater Rights When They Are Subject to the Termination of Their Employment? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
004.010.C: Should School Officials Be Allowed to Use Religious or Sacred Music and Celebrations in Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Emily Richardson
008.008.B: Do Current Laws Adequately Protect the Educational Rights of Homeless Children? POINT Emily Richardson
003.004.B: Can "Race to the Top" and related programs improve underperforming schools? POINT William Miller
004.017.C: Should Public Funds Be Used to Provide Textbooks and Instructional Materials in Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Debra Miretzky
004.018.C: Should Public Funds Be Used to Transport Students to Religiously Affiliated Non-Public Schools? COUNTERPOINT Debra Miretzky
007.002.B: Do Teacher and Other Employee Unions Reduce the Ability of Principals and Superintendents to Run and Reform Schools? POINT Patrick Jenlink
001.002.C: Do Ethnocentric Charters Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate on the Basis of Race and/or National Origin? COUNTERPOINT Alex Hall
004.016.B: Should School Calendars Take Religious Holidays Into Account? POINT Amy Steketee
006.006.B: Should the Federal Government Dictate Curriculum as a Condition of the School District Receiving Federal Funds? POINT Shana Goldwyn
006.011.B: Do the State Constitutional Provisions Establish a Judicially Enforceable Standard for Education? POINT Luke Cornelius
002.012.A: Should Gifted Education Focus on Teaching Advanced and Accelerated Curricular Content? HEADNOTE Bonnie Cramond
003.001.B: Are legislated school desegregation policies adequate to address unequal educational opportunities for students of color? POINT Richard Hunter
007.001.C: Should School Governance Be Shifted From Local School Boards to the Additional and Direct Control of Elected Political Leaders? COUNTERPOIN Richard Hunter
004.002.B: Are Religious Clubs Guaranteed Equal Access to Public School Facilities Under the Equal Access Act? POINT Michelle Gough
008.014.B: Should Teachers Have Greater Rights When They Are Subject to the Termination of Their Employment? POINT Michelle Gough
005.015.C Should Teachers Have More Training in the Identification and Treatment of Maladaptive Internalizing Behaviors? COUNTERPOINT Potheini Vaiouli
009.004.C: Will Increased Federal and State Intervention and Funding Increase Student Achievement? COUNTERPOINT Daniel Fallon
001.010.B: Should Home Schooling Be Subject to Greater State Regulation in Such Areas as Teacher Qualifications and Curricular Content? POINT James Mawdsley
004.001.C: Should Non-School Religious Groups Be Allowed to Use Public School Facilities? COUNTERPOINT James Mawdsley
004.003.C: Distribution of Religious Materials: Should Students and Others Be Permitted to Distribute Religious Materials in Public Schools? COUNTERPO James Mawdsley
008.010.C: Should Charges of Sexual Misconduct Against Teachers Be Public Records? COUNTERPOINT James Mawdsley
008.013.C: Should Educational Malpractice Be Actionable? COUNTERPOINT James Mawdsley
004.009.B: Should Moments of Silence Be Conducted or Sanctioned by Public Schools? POINT Mario Torres
005.015.B: Should Teachers Have More Training in the Identification and Treatment of Maladaptive Internalizing Behaviors? POINT Theresa Ochoa
004.006.C: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Read the Bible (or Other Sacred Texts) in Public Schools When Students Are Present? COUNTERPOINT Brenda Kallio
006.012.B: Should the Courts Ensure That Student Expenditures Are Substantially Equal (the Equity Theory of School Finance Litigation)? POINT Robert Safransky
006.019.B: Should Students Be Required to Engage in Fund Raising Activities As a Condition of Participating in Certain Activities or Events? POINT Robert Safransky
005.003.C: Should Zero Tolerance Policies Be Abolished Because Students of Color Are Overrepresented When Schools Adopt Such Policies? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
008.004.C: Should Students Be Subject to Drug Testing? COUNTERPOINT Luke Cornelius
005.003.B: Should Zero Tolerance Policies Be Abolished Because Students of Color Are Overrepresented When Schools Adopt Such Policies? POINT Spencer Weiler
002.004.C: Should Teachers Have Decision-Making Powers in Designing Statewide Curricula? COUNTERPOINT Stergios Botzakis
004.006.B: Should Teachers Be Allowed to Read the Bible (or Other Sacred Texts) in Public Schools When Students Are Present? POINT Regina Umpstead
001.014.B: Are Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Programs Valuable? POINT Dan Schroer, Paul Waller
001.014.C: Are Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Programs Valuable? COUNTERPOINT Paul Waller
003.009.C: Should all forms of ability grouping and tracking be eliminated in schools? COUNTERPOINT Tiffany Wheeler
006.008.C: When Individual States Mandate That Local School Districts Provide Gifted Education, Should the State Pay All the Costs of Gifted Education Victoria Carr
002.017.C: Are Online and Other Virtual Means of Curriculum and Instruction the Future of Education? COUNTERPOINT Peggy Whalen-Levitt
003.003.B: Are traditional university preparation programs the best way to prepare teachers and administrators to teach diverse student populations? P Martin Scanlan
003.011.B: Should English Only classes be the model for enabling English language learners to acquire English proficiency? POINT Linwood Randolph, Xue Rong
003.013.C: Is the full-service community school model useful in furthering equitable educational opportunity among majority-minority school popul Natalie Tran, Miguel Zavala
003.014.B: Can compensatory education programs under Title I of NCLB improve the education of students by eliminating special assignment to special pr John Oliver, Miguel Guajardo
008.008.C: Do Current Laws Adequately Protect the Educational Rights of Homeless Children? COUNTERPOINT Alli Fetter-Harrott
002.009.C: Should "English Only" Curriculum Be Eliminated or Expanded? COUNTERPOINT Jeanne Fain
003.010.C: Do current funding structures and districting criteria of public education disenfranchise ethnic and racial minority students? COUNTERPOINT Robert Knoeppel
003.012.C: Should gender be applied as a diversity criterion in educational programming and placement? COUNTERPOINT Cosette Grant
003.004.C: Can "Race to the Top" and related programs improve underperforming schools? COUNTERPOINT Muhammad Khalifa, Nimo Abdi
006.002.C: Should States Limit the Indebtedness of Local School Districts? COUNTERPOINT Spencer Weiler
008.004.B: Should Students Be Subject to Drug Testing? POINT Robert Cloud
006.017.A: Should the State Give Tax Credits to Parents Who Pay for Their Children to Attend Private Schools? HEADNOTE Lisa Diriscoll
003.002.B: Are multicultural counseling programs in schools needed to improve the academic performance of students? POINT Deneia Thomas, Lynda Brown Wright
003.015.C: Should gender-based student loan forgiveness be used to increase the percentage of male teachers and administrators in public schools? COUN Mona Bryant-Shanklin
003.015.B: Should gender-based student loan forgiveness be used to increase the percentage of male teachers and administrators in public schools? POIN Paul Green
002.003.C: Do Curriculum and Instruction in Schools Need to Be More or Less Programmatic? COUNTERPOINT Judith Lysaker
003.006.C: Is aid to schools under Title I an appropriate strategy for closing the achievement gap between minority and majority students? COUNTERPOIN James Lyons
010.010.B: Should Teachers Have the Right to Create and Post Online Content About Their School on Social Networking Sites, When Such Posts Are Made on Jayson Richardson
010.003.B: Do Pocket-Assisted Technologies, Such as the iPod and iPhone, and iPad, Provide Mainly Educational Benefits or Distractions to Students in Nick Sauers
006.007.A: Should the Federal Government Pay All the Costs of Special Education Services? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue
010.003.C: Do Pocket-Assisted Technologies, Such as the iPod and iPhone, and iPad, Provide Mainly Educational Benefits or Distractions to Students in Jerrid Kruse
005.010.B: Should School Resource Officers Function Strictly as Law Enforcement Officers? POINT M. Alexander
006.009.A: Should Schools Base Teacher Salaries on Student Performance? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue
006.011.A: Do the State Constitutional Provisions Establish a Judicially Enforceable Standard for Education? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue
006.012.A: Should the Courts Ensure That Student Expenditures Are Substantially Equal (the Equity Theory of School Finance Litigation)? HEADNOTE Jennifer Sughrue
006.013.A: Should the Courts Ensure That Every School District Has Sufficient Funds to Provide a Quality Education (the Adequacy Theory of School Fina Jennifer Sughrue
010.002.C: What Are the Major Policy and Technology Issues Involving the Adoption of e-Books in Today's Schools? COUNTERPOINT Christine Battista
002.011.A: Do the Arts in Education Distract From or Enhance Core Curriculum and Instruction? HEADNOTE Michelle Zoss
005.008.A: Should Plagiarism Be Treated as an Academic Discipline Issue? HEADNOTE Ralph Mawdsley
010.010.C: Should Teachers Have the Right to Create and Post Online Content About Their School on Social Networking Sites When Such Posts Are Made on Bruce Umpstead
010.012.B: Should administrators have greater authority to discipline students for false posts abt personnel on social network sites? POINT Curtis Nash
010.011.B: Should school administrators have greater authority to discipline students for acts of cyber-bullying and cyber-harassment? POINT Philip Daniel
010.004.C: What Are the Policy and Technology Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Courses in K-12 School Environments? COUNTERPOINT Anne Thorp
001.014.A: Are Vocational Education and Apprenticeship Programs Valuable? HEADNOTE Michael Jernigan
001.002.A: Do Ethnocentric Charters Schools Unconstitutionally Discriminate on the Basis of Race and/or National Origin? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes
010.013.C Should public schools promote themselves on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter? COUNTERPOINT Robert Mayers, Geraldine Johnson
008.002.A: Should There Be Limits on How School Staff Can Use Copyrighted Materials and Intellectual Property in Schools? HEADNOTE Ralph Mawdsley
010.011.C: Should school administrators have greater authority to discipline students for acts of cyber-bullying and cyber-harassment? COUNTERPOINT Patrick Pauken
010.013.B Should public schools promote themselves on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter? POINT Steven Baule
005.005.A: Should Educators Have Legal Obligations With Respect to the Prevention of Student Suicide? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Sarah Burke
005.009.A: Should Teachers Focus on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivators in Classroom Management Plans? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Stephen Harper
005.010.A: Should School Resource Officers Function Strictly as Law Enforcement Officers? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Sarah Burke
005.014.A: Are Positive Behavioral Interventions Effective at Reducing Misbehavior in Students With Behavioral Disorders? HEADNOTE Suzanne Eckes, Sarah Burke
002.014.A: Should Moral Values Be a Topic in Public Education Curriculum and Instruction? HEADNOTE Rosa Aurora Chavez-Eakle
004.002.A: Are Religious Clubs Guaranteed Equal Access to Public School Facilities Under the Equal Access Act? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley
004.011.A: Should Religious Symbols and Displays (Such as the 10 Commandments, Mangers) Be Permitted to Be Posted in Public Schools? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley
004.014.A: Should Students Be Required to Salute the Flag If They or Their Parents Object to the Inclusion of the Words "Under God"? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley
008.014.A: Should Teachers Have Greater Rights When They Are Subject to the Termination of Their Employment? HEADNOTE Jeffrey Sun
008.015.A: Do Teacher Unions and Collective Bargaining Improve the Terms and Conditions of Teacher Employment? HEADNOTE Charles Russo, Ralph Mawdsley
010.005.C: Are Today's Virtual Schools Effective Student Learning Environments? COUNTERPOINT Abigail Hawkins
010.012.C: Should administrators have greater authority to discipline students for false posts abt personnel on social network sites? COUNTERPOINT<BR> Korrin Ziswiler
002013A Should There Be Alternative Special Education Curricula Laurie deBettencourt