Question 1

Master teacher plans are used by states,local schools districts and universities and colleges,but they do not:

Accepted Answer

A) Identify exception teachers 
B) Define merit-based financial rewards 
C) Institute strict teacher discipline 
D) Resource personnel in a supervisory capacity 
A) Identify exception teachers 
B) Define merit-based financial rewards 
C) Institute strict teacher discipline 
D) Resource personnel in a supervisory capacity

Question 2

The tradition of local control has been weakened due to the increase in state power over education policy.This increase in power is due to:

Accepted Answer

A) Politics 
B) Funding 
C) Parental demands 
D) Teacher unions 
A) Politics 
B) Funding 
C) Parental demands 
D) Teacher unions

Question 3

The educational equality concept varies on the liberal-conservative continuum.The conservative side holds that individuals possess differing levels of ability,the liberal holds that

Accepted Answer

A) barriers should be removed for the complete development of individual potential 
B) government should assure each child an equal education regardless of social background 
C) equality of opportunity 
D) all of the above 
A) barriers should be removed for the complete development of individual potential 
B) government should assure each child an equal education regardless of social background 
C) equality of opportunity 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Which of the following states about merit pay is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Merit pay may not be the main factor in recruiting and retention 
B) Teachers may abandon their creativity in order to comply with the set standards 
C) Merit pay is not a substitution for an adequate salary scale 
D) An unbiased operational definition of merit has been established 
E) none of the above 
A) Merit pay may not be the main factor in recruiting and retention 
B) Teachers may abandon their creativity in order to comply with the set standards 
C) Merit pay is not a substitution for an adequate salary scale 
D) An unbiased operational definition of merit has been established 
E) none of the above

Question 5

_____________ provided federal funding to local public schools.

Accepted Answer

A) Elementary and Secondary Educational Act 
B) Trickle-Down Education Act 
C) Federal Aid for State Education Act 
D) Public School Assistance Act 
A) Elementary and Secondary Educational Act 
B) Trickle-Down Education Act 
C) Federal Aid for State Education Act 
D) Public School Assistance Act

Question 6

The failure of a significant portion of the population to earn a high school diploma encourages the development of an undereducated minority class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The ACT is designed to reflect high school curriculum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The 1983 report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education cites the problems in education quality was

Accepted Answer

A) the proliferation of remedial courses in college 
B) the continued decline in achievement test scores 
C) that educational skills of the current student generation will be lower than their parents 
D) the functional illiteracy of twenty-three million Americans 
E) all of the above 
A) the proliferation of remedial courses in college 
B) the continued decline in achievement test scores 
C) that educational skills of the current student generation will be lower than their parents 
D) the functional illiteracy of twenty-three million Americans 
E) all of the above

Question 9

The No Child Left Behind Act contained which of the following features?

Accepted Answer

A) increased multicultural components 
B) bilingual education support 
C) new requirements for educational testing 
D) reduced ability of parents to choose schools 
A) increased multicultural components 
B) bilingual education support 
C) new requirements for educational testing 
D) reduced ability of parents to choose schools

Question 10

The average performance scores of American students in science and math is below that of which country?

Accepted Answer

A) India 
B) Russia 
C) Mexico 
D) Canada 
A) India 
B) Russia 
C) Mexico 
D) Canada

Question 11

Brown v.Board of Education (1954)'s Supreme Court decision allowed separate education of black and white children to continue

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following constituted the largest source of U.S.public elementary and secondary education expenditures in 2001?

Accepted Answer

A) Federal Government 
B) State Governments 
C) Local Districts 
D) Private Endowments 
A) Federal Government 
B) State Governments 
C) Local Districts 
D) Private Endowments

Question 13

The debate over the decline of standardized test scores centers on two viewpoints.

Accepted Answer

A) Poor test design vs departure from educational basics 
B) Poor test design vs parental attitude & society change 
C) Parents attitudes & societal change vs departure from educational basics 
D) Departure from educational basics vs video games & social media 
A) Poor test design vs departure from educational basics 
B) Poor test design vs parental attitude & society change 
C) Parents attitudes & societal change vs departure from educational basics 
D) Departure from educational basics vs video games & social media

Question 14

President George W.Bush's education policy centered around ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) Goals 2000 
B) America 2000: An Education Strategy 
C) No Child Left Behind 
D) No Educational Opportunity Unturned 
E) none of the above 
A) Goals 2000 
B) America 2000: An Education Strategy 
C) No Child Left Behind 
D) No Educational Opportunity Unturned 
E) none of the above

Question 15

The disparity in per pupil expenditure among educational districts is a result of

Accepted Answer

A) The value of taxable property 
B) The wealthy refusing to pay higher taxes 
C) Seniors refusing to pay higher taxes 
D) Racial segregation 
A) The value of taxable property 
B) The wealthy refusing to pay higher taxes 
C) Seniors refusing to pay higher taxes 
D) Racial segregation

Question 16

Which of the following is a cause of lower quality in elementary and secondary school teachers in recent years?

Accepted Answer

A) lower esteem for the teaching profession 
B) women's opportunities outside teaching 
C) relatively low salaries for teachers 
D) all of the above 
A) lower esteem for the teaching profession 
B) women's opportunities outside teaching 
C) relatively low salaries for teachers 
D) all of the above

Question 17

_____________ thought sees education as the means that enable the public to make choices consistent with democratic values and maintain stability of the republic.

Accepted Answer

A) Hamiltonian 
B) Washingtonian 
C) Jeffersonian 
D) Franklintonian 
A) Hamiltonian 
B) Washingtonian 
C) Jeffersonian 
D) Franklintonian

Question 18

Minimum competency tests (MCTs)

Accepted Answer

A) test teacher competency 
B) test the capacity of students to go to high school 
C) are sometimes used as a requirement for high school graduation 
D) are sometimes used for hiring teachers 
E) are used to fire incompetent teachers 
A) test teacher competency 
B) test the capacity of students to go to high school 
C) are sometimes used as a requirement for high school graduation 
D) are sometimes used for hiring teachers 
E) are used to fire incompetent teachers

Question 19

Educational environments provided to students are affected by the expenditures made.Wealthy districts spend their money differently than poor districts,such as they

Accepted Answer

A) Have lower student-teach ratio 
B) Spend less on college preparatory electives 
C) Spend less on capital improvement projects 
D) All of the above 
E) A & B only 
A) Have lower student-teach ratio 
B) Spend less on college preparatory electives 
C) Spend less on capital improvement projects 
D) All of the above 
E) A & B only

Question 20

The Supreme Court has ruled that education is not a right granted in the United States Constitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Master teacher plans are used by states,local schools districts and universities and colleges,but they do not:

The tradition of local control has been weakened due to the increase in state power over education policy.This increase in power is due to:

The educational equality concept varies on the liberal-conservative continuum.The conservative side holds that individuals possess differing levels of ability,the liberal holds that

Which of the following states about merit pay is NOT true?

_____________ provided federal funding to local public schools.

The failure of a significant portion of the population to earn a high school diploma encourages the development of an undereducated minority class.

The ACT is designed to reflect high school curriculum.

The 1983 report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education cites the problems in education quality was

The No Child Left Behind Act contained which of the following features?

The average performance scores of American students in science and math is below that of which country?

Brown v.Board of Education (1954)'s Supreme Court decision allowed separate education of black and white children to continue

Which of the following constituted the largest source of U.S.public elementary and secondary education expenditures in 2001?

The debate over the decline of standardized test scores centers on two viewpoints.

President George W.Bush's education policy centered around ____________.

The disparity in per pupil expenditure among educational districts is a result of

Which of the following is a cause of lower quality in elementary and secondary school teachers in recent years?

_____________ thought sees education as the means that enable the public to make choices consistent with democratic values and maintain stability of the republic.

Minimum competency tests (MCTs)

Educational environments provided to students are affected by the expenditures made.Wealthy districts spend their money differently than poor districts,such as they

The Supreme Court has ruled that education is not a right granted in the United States Constitution.

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

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Exam 9: Education: Conflict in Policy Direction

Master teacher plans are used by states,local schools districts and universities and colleges,but they do not:

The tradition of local control has been weakened due to the increase in state power over education policy.This increase in power is due to:

The educational equality concept varies on the liberal-conservative continuum.The conservative side holds that individuals possess differing levels of ability,the liberal holds that

Which of the following states about merit pay is NOT true?

_____________ provided federal funding to local public schools.

The failure of a significant portion of the population to earn a high school diploma encourages the development of an undereducated minority class.

The ACT is designed to reflect high school curriculum.

The 1983 report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education cites the problems in education quality was

The No Child Left Behind Act contained which of the following features?

The average performance scores of American students in science and math is below that of which country?

Brown v.Board of Education (1954)'s Supreme Court decision allowed separate education of black and white children to continue

Which of the following constituted the largest source of U.S.public elementary and secondary education expenditures in 2001?

The debate over the decline of standardized test scores centers on two viewpoints.

President George W.Bush's education policy centered around ____________.

The disparity in per pupil expenditure among educational districts is a result of

Which of the following is a cause of lower quality in elementary and secondary school teachers in recent years?

_____________ thought sees education as the means that enable the public to make choices consistent with democratic values and maintain stability of the republic.

Minimum competency tests (MCTs)

Educational environments provided to students are affected by the expenditures made.Wealthy districts spend their money differently than poor districts,such as they

The Supreme Court has ruled that education is not a right granted in the United States Constitution.

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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