Poll: Readers back a variety of solutions for increasing graduates

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Respondents to a Daily Report survey backed a variety of steps as a way of increasing graduation rates in Louisiana high schools. Thirty-six percent of people who participated in an online survey say students should be offered technical classes that lead to careers, while 8% say there need to be more charter schools to allow for more innovation. Four percent say ninth-grade academies should be set up, while 3% say students should be allowed to earn college credits while in high school and 2% advocated for more money for anti-dropout programs. Thirty-four percent say all of those methods should be used, while 10% say none of the ideas should be used. More than 1,150 people participated in the survey.

Today’s question: Should Keith Bardwell, the Tangipahoa Parish justice of the peace who refused to marry an interracial couple, be removed from office?

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