“I don't know. I hope so because it seems like everyone is so hellbent against raising taxes. But my gut reaction is no.”

— Jon Harrison, retail clerk, Lawrence

“Mathematically, that doesn't seem to work. Something suffers. If you take from some other fund, you're just hurting that other area.”

— April M. Jones, Web designer, Lawrence

“I don't think they can. I don't have children, but I have to support other people's children, and that bothers me.”

— Arthur Adam, restaurant employee, Lawrence

“We need more money in order to really meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind. In Iowa we have more than enough money for roads and transportation, but other vital services, like schools, are being cut.”

— LuAnn Glaser, educational administrator, Burlington, Iowa