Question 1

Possible solutions for the problem of teacher competency include

Accepted Answer

A) merit pay 
B) higher salaries 
C) master teachers 
D) all of the above 
A) merit pay 
B) higher salaries 
C) master teachers 
D) all of the above D

Question 2

Educational equality is also an issue in other parts of the world.Western Europe educational opportunities tend to reflect the society's class structure.Studies have not found this educational pattern in this country.

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Italy 
C) England 
D) Sweden 
A) France 
B) Italy 
C) England 
D) Sweden B

Question 3

The __________ movement focuses on reading,writing and arithmetic,as well as values of respect,obedience,and moral content.

Accepted Answer

A) traditional 
B) back-to-the-basics 
C) Education Plus 
D) social awareness 
A) traditional 
B) back-to-the-basics 
C) Education Plus 
D) social awareness B

Question 4

The high school dropout rate is highest among __________.

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans 
B) Hispanics 
C) Whites 
D) none of the above 
A) African Americans 
B) Hispanics 
C) Whites 
D) none of the above

Question 5

The case in which the Supreme Court,in 1973,refused to equate inequities in property values and the resultant difference in educational expenditures with a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was

Accepted Answer

A) Serrano v.Priest 
B) San Antonio I.S.D.v.Rodriguez 
C) Brown v.Board of Education 
D) Plessy v.Ferguson 
A) Serrano v.Priest 
B) San Antonio I.S.D.v.Rodriguez 
C) Brown v.Board of Education 
D) Plessy v.Ferguson

Question 6

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A) Each school district decides its policy such as tax rates, school calendar and classroom material 
B) The American educational system grew out of an English heritage where church and home were responsible for education. 
C) Federal control over education was viewed as appropriate use of national power in the early years of the country. 
D) Community control is a basic tenet of American education. 
A) Each school district decides its policy such as tax rates, school calendar and classroom material 
B) The American educational system grew out of an English heritage where church and home were responsible for education. 
C) Federal control over education was viewed as appropriate use of national power in the early years of the country. 
D) Community control is a basic tenet of American education.

Question 7

White students have higher average verbal and math scores than all other demographic groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Minimum competency tests are used by districts for all except

Accepted Answer

A) Diagnostic tool 
B) Student diversity 
C) assessments 
D) criteria for student promotions 
A) Diagnostic tool 
B) Student diversity 
C) assessments 
D) criteria for student promotions

Question 9

Which of the following is true of Outcome Based Education?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a controversial effort to improve education. 
B) Conservatives tend to oppose it. 
C) Liberals think that it minimizes academic content. 
D) all of the above 
E) (a) and (b) 
A) It is a controversial effort to improve education. 
B) Conservatives tend to oppose it. 
C) Liberals think that it minimizes academic content. 
D) all of the above 
E) (a) and (b)

Question 10

_____________ grants a charter to either a public or private group to organize and operate a school

Accepted Answer

A) state legislators 
B) Local school districts. 
C) United States Department of Education 
D) State Board of Education 
A) state legislators 
B) Local school districts. 
C) United States Department of Education 
D) State Board of Education

Question 11

Which of the following is true of President Obama's education policy?

Accepted Answer

A) There will be major increases in federal funding for education. 
B) It eliminates NCLB. 
C) Federal funding to states would require states and local school districts to encourage development of charter schools. 
D) Teacher evaluation systems would remain the same. 
A) There will be major increases in federal funding for education. 
B) It eliminates NCLB. 
C) Federal funding to states would require states and local school districts to encourage development of charter schools. 
D) Teacher evaluation systems would remain the same.

Question 12

Multiculturalism

Accepted Answer

A) is at odds with the view of America as a "melting pot." 
B) appeals to many cultural groups. 
C) tries to establish an appreciation for the contributions of various ethnic groups. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above 
A) is at odds with the view of America as a "melting pot." 
B) appeals to many cultural groups. 
C) tries to establish an appreciation for the contributions of various ethnic groups. 
D) all of the above 
E) none of the above

Question 13

The enactment of the Morrill Act in 1862 resulted in the rapid and extensive development of public higher education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Under which law did MCTs become national educational policy?

Accepted Answer

A) The Morrill Act 
B) No Child left Behind 
C) ESEA 
D) None of the above 
A) The Morrill Act 
B) No Child left Behind 
C) ESEA 
D) None of the above

Question 15

Lower SAT score averages is the result of

Accepted Answer

A) Family instability 
B) Increase in student participation from non-college families 
C) Television viewing 
D) All of the above 
A) Family instability 
B) Increase in student participation from non-college families 
C) Television viewing 
D) All of the above

Question 16

The percent of students attending private schools has ______________ since 1970.

Accepted Answer

A) Remained stable 
B) increased 
C) decreased 
A) Remained stable 
B) increased 
C) decreased

Question 17

The consolidation of school districts was to ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Diminish the ability of parents influence education policy 
B) To increase constituency size 
C) Curtail interaction between the public and the school board 
D) Increased operating efficiency and achieving economy of scale 
A) Diminish the ability of parents influence education policy 
B) To increase constituency size 
C) Curtail interaction between the public and the school board 
D) Increased operating efficiency and achieving economy of scale

Question 18

Which of the following are possible ways to help create financial equality among public school pupils?

Accepted Answer

A) total state funding of public schools 
B) school district consolidation 
C) greater reliance on property taxes for school financing 
D) (
A)  and (
B)  only 
E) (
A)  and (
C)  only 
A) total state funding of public schools 
B) school district consolidation 
C) greater reliance on property taxes for school financing 
D) (
A)  and (
B)  only 
E) (
A)  and (
C)  only

Question 19

Multiculturalism seeks to:

Accepted Answer

A) encourage assimilation of minority groups. 
B) reinvigorate the American concept of the "melting pot" society. 
C) eliminate linguistic cleavages in the United States. 
D) embrace cultural and ethnic diversity in the United States 
A) encourage assimilation of minority groups. 
B) reinvigorate the American concept of the "melting pot" society. 
C) eliminate linguistic cleavages in the United States. 
D) embrace cultural and ethnic diversity in the United States

Question 20

Education vouchers or tax credits systems would NOT

Accepted Answer

A) allow parents to use them for tuition payment 
B) have strong conservative support 
C) allow parents to select the best schools for their children 
D) prevent public and private schools 
A) allow parents to use them for tuition payment 
B) have strong conservative support 
C) allow parents to select the best schools for their children 
D) prevent public and private schools

Possible solutions for the problem of teacher competency include

Educational equality is also an issue in other parts of the world.Western Europe educational opportunities tend to reflect the society's class structure.Studies have not found this educational pattern in this country.

The __________ movement focuses on reading,writing and arithmetic,as well as values of respect,obedience,and moral content.

The high school dropout rate is highest among __________.

The case in which the Supreme Court,in 1973,refused to equate inequities in property values and the resultant difference in educational expenditures with a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was

Which of the following statements is false?

White students have higher average verbal and math scores than all other demographic groups.

Minimum competency tests are used by districts for all except

Which of the following is true of Outcome Based Education?

_____________ grants a charter to either a public or private group to organize and operate a school

Which of the following is true of President Obama's education policy?

Multiculturalism

The enactment of the Morrill Act in 1862 resulted in the rapid and extensive development of public higher education.

Under which law did MCTs become national educational policy?

Lower SAT score averages is the result of

The percent of students attending private schools has ______________ since 1970.

The consolidation of school districts was to ____________________.

Which of the following are possible ways to help create financial equality among public school pupils?

Multiculturalism seeks to:

Education vouchers or tax credits systems would NOT

Public Policy: An Introduction

Contexts of Public Policy

The Economy: Changing Government-Business Relationships

Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting

Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability

Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

Health Care: Transformation or Continued Crisis?

Legal and Social Equality: The Struggle against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: The Barely Open Door

Foreign and Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World

Private Morality and Public Policy: Moral Values, the Constitution, and the Open Society

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Exam 9: Education: Conflict in Policy Direction

Possible solutions for the problem of teacher competency include

Educational equality is also an issue in other parts of the world.Western Europe educational opportunities tend to reflect the society's class structure.Studies have not found this educational pattern in this country.

The __________ movement focuses on reading,writing and arithmetic,as well as values of respect,obedience,and moral content.

The high school dropout rate is highest among __________.

The case in which the Supreme Court,in 1973,refused to equate inequities in property values and the resultant difference in educational expenditures with a violation of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was

Which of the following statements is false?

White students have higher average verbal and math scores than all other demographic groups.

Minimum competency tests are used by districts for all except

Which of the following is true of Outcome Based Education?

_____________ grants a charter to either a public or private group to organize and operate a school

Which of the following is true of President Obama's education policy?

Multiculturalism

The enactment of the Morrill Act in 1862 resulted in the rapid and extensive development of public higher education.

Under which law did MCTs become national educational policy?

Lower SAT score averages is the result of

The percent of students attending private schools has ______________ since 1970.

The consolidation of school districts was to ____________________.

Which of the following are possible ways to help create financial equality among public school pupils?

Multiculturalism seeks to:

Education vouchers or tax credits systems would NOT

Public Policy: An Introduction

Contexts of Public Policy

The Economy: Changing Government-Business Relationships

Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting

Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability

Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

Health Care: Transformation or Continued Crisis?

Legal and Social Equality: The Struggle against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: The Barely Open Door

Foreign and Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World

Private Morality and Public Policy: Moral Values, the Constitution, and the Open Society

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