Evaluating schools, police, and post offices
Grading schools
Local
National
International comparison
Grading other public institutions
Local post offices
Local police force
Which is more important: the home or the school?
School spending
Spending: estimate v. actual
Should spending increase or decrease?
Actual spending provided
Actual spending not provided
Accountability and Common Core State Standards
Common Core support/opposition
Common Core label
No Common Core label
Annual testing
School choice
Charter schools
Traditional question
No charter school label
Public charter school label
Tax credits
Vouchers
Universal
Universal, using voucher label
For low-income
For low-income, using voucher label
Personnel policies
Grading teachers in local schools
Teacher salaries
Salary estimate
Should salaries increase or decrease?
No salary information provided
Salary information provided
Merit pay
Tenure
No pro/con provided
Pro/con provided
Unions and collective bargaining
Agency fees
Effect of unions on schools
Effect of other public sector unions
Postal worker unions
Police unions
Collective bargaining: hinders v. helps
Right to strike
Teachers' views
Satisfaction with union's collective bargaining
Satisfaction with union's political activities
Racial disparities (discipline)
School district policies
Federal policies
Affirmative action
Race
Family income
Immigration
Increased federal funding
No information provided
Local immigration information provided
Skilled immigrant visas
Higher education
Child's academic preparation
Professors' political views
Political activity
General
School board elections
Notes
Methodological details