[Vocabulary] People’s opinions differ as to whether or not school children should be given homewor

[yi-ing]

Hi.
what does underlined word mean?

People’s opinions differ as to whether or not school children should be given homework.

Teachers,
I got the answer. It is phrase "as to" that mean "concerning about" in the link below. Am I right?
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/as-to

Does this alternative edition make proper sense as well?

People’s opinions differ as to whether school children should be given homework or not.

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[Rover_KE]

The link doesn't say 'concerning about': it says 'concerning or about'.

Your alternative version (not edition) is fine.

 

[teechar]

What does the underlined word mean?
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[STRIKE]It is[/STRIKE] The phrase "as to" [STRIKE]that[/STRIKE] means "concerning about" in the link below. Am I right?

Does this (alternative) version [STRIKE]edition[/STRIKE] make (proper) sense (as well)?

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