Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Recently,most of the growth in student population has occurred at the elementary school level. 
B) At the K-5 level,there are nearly as many students in private schools as public schools. 
C) Funding for public schools has not increased at the same rate as the growth in enrollment. 
D) Some states rely on lotteries to fund public education. 
A) Recently,most of the growth in student population has occurred at the elementary school level. 
B) At the K-5 level,there are nearly as many students in private schools as public schools. 
C) Funding for public schools has not increased at the same rate as the growth in enrollment. 
D) Some states rely on lotteries to fund public education.

Question 2

Expenditures on all K-12 institutions in the United States

Accepted Answer

A) is less than $10 billion annually. 
B) has decreased because of pay cuts for teachers. 
C) has increased along with the growth in enrollment. 
D) have generated large statewide debts in every state. 
A) is less than $10 billion annually. 
B) has decreased because of pay cuts for teachers. 
C) has increased along with the growth in enrollment. 
D) have generated large statewide debts in every state.

Question 3

What kinds of people are most likely to homeschool their children? What do proponents and critics say about homeschooling?

Accepted Answer

There is no one specific type of person

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Democratic­sponsored "Goals 2000: Educate America Act," passed in the 1990s?

Accepted Answer

A) It reauthorized all federal education programs. 
B) It developed a voluntary national system of skill standards and certifications. 
C) It created midnight basketball leagues in public housing projects. 
D) It was signed into law by President George W.Bush. 
A) It reauthorized all federal education programs. 
B) It developed a voluntary national system of skill standards and certifications. 
C) It created midnight basketball leagues in public housing projects. 
D) It was signed into law by President George W.Bush.

Question 5

Which region of the country tends to finance public education to a far greater extent with local property taxes?

Accepted Answer

A) Midwest 
B) West 
C) Northeast 
D) South 
A) Midwest 
B) West 
C) Northeast 
D) South

Question 6

Which of the following is an accurate characterization of the making of current education policy in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) A robust competition among the states and school districts,with little federal intervention 
B) A system with heavy federal government involvement 
C) A structured system with the Department of Education overseeing education policies that are passed by state legislatures 
D) A system with communities solely responsible for financing the public education of schoolchildren 
A) A robust competition among the states and school districts,with little federal intervention 
B) A system with heavy federal government involvement 
C) A structured system with the Department of Education overseeing education policies that are passed by state legislatures 
D) A system with communities solely responsible for financing the public education of schoolchildren

Question 7

When states have permitted their school districts to hire for-profit companies to run some of their public schools,the companies are known as

Accepted Answer

A) Education and Tutoring Centers. 
B) Education Management Organizations (EMOs). 
C) Institutes for Education. 
D) American Education Associations. 
A) Education and Tutoring Centers. 
B) Education Management Organizations (EMOs). 
C) Institutes for Education. 
D) American Education Associations.

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE regarding public education in America?

Accepted Answer

A) The politicization of education policy is a new experience. 
B) Policy shocks are an irregular occurrence for most public education policies. 
C) With seemingly cyclical regularity,America's education system comes under criticism every generation or so. 
D) The policy equilibrium of education politics is generally not upset. 
A) The politicization of education policy is a new experience. 
B) Policy shocks are an irregular occurrence for most public education policies. 
C) With seemingly cyclical regularity,America's education system comes under criticism every generation or so. 
D) The policy equilibrium of education politics is generally not upset.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true regarding public education in America?

Accepted Answer

A) Public education is viewed by many Americans as a fundamental right. 
B) Public education inculcates and enriches students with civic responsibility. 
C) The level of funding for public education is fairly even across the states. 
D) Some states and communities have decisively placed more emphasis on delivering high-quality public education in order to cultivate a creative class in their community. 
A) Public education is viewed by many Americans as a fundamental right. 
B) Public education inculcates and enriches students with civic responsibility. 
C) The level of funding for public education is fairly even across the states. 
D) Some states and communities have decisively placed more emphasis on delivering high-quality public education in order to cultivate a creative class in their community.

Question 10

Local and state control over public education has become

Accepted Answer

A) more constrained,largely due to increasing national educational standards. 
B) less constrained,largely due to increasing federal assistance. 
C) more constrained,largely due to the successful political lobbying of teacher unions. 
D) less constrained,largely due to bureaucratic and institutional changes. 
A) more constrained,largely due to increasing national educational standards. 
B) less constrained,largely due to increasing federal assistance. 
C) more constrained,largely due to the successful political lobbying of teacher unions. 
D) less constrained,largely due to bureaucratic and institutional changes.

Question 11

What did George W.Bush highlight when he focused on the poor achievement of many children attending public schools?

Accepted Answer

A) High school drop-out rates of poor and minority students 
B) Reading levels of eighth- and twelfth-grade students 
C) The achievement gap between rich and poor and white and minority students 
D) Poor teaching styles in public schools 
A) High school drop-out rates of poor and minority students 
B) Reading levels of eighth- and twelfth-grade students 
C) The achievement gap between rich and poor and white and minority students 
D) Poor teaching styles in public schools

Question 12

One of the fastest growing reforms in K-12 education has been

Accepted Answer

A) charter schools. 
B) homeschooling. 
C) school voucher programs. 
D) education management organizations. 
A) charter schools. 
B) homeschooling. 
C) school voucher programs. 
D) education management organizations.

Question 13

In 1983,President Reagan's blue­ribbon panel,the National Commission on Excellence in Education,issued a report entitled

Accepted Answer

A) "An Uneducated Nation." 
B) "A Nation at Risk." 
C) "A Nation Under Siege." 
D) "An Unprepared Nation." 
A) "An Uneducated Nation." 
B) "A Nation at Risk." 
C) "A Nation Under Siege." 
D) "An Unprepared Nation."

Question 14

"Baby Blaine"

Accepted Answer

A) refers to the constitutional prohibition by many states of allowing public dollars to be used to support private schools. 
B) is also known as Head Start,the federal program that funds pre-K education for poor children. 
C) was the name of Charles Lindberg's daughter who was kidnapped in 1932,which kick­started the movement for universal pre-school. 
D) is the name of President George W.Bush's granddaughter,who inspired the No Child Left Behind Act. 
A) refers to the constitutional prohibition by many states of allowing public dollars to be used to support private schools. 
B) is also known as Head Start,the federal program that funds pre-K education for poor children. 
C) was the name of Charles Lindberg's daughter who was kidnapped in 1932,which kick­started the movement for universal pre-school. 
D) is the name of President George W.Bush's granddaughter,who inspired the No Child Left Behind Act.

Question 15

After winning office and gaining bipartisan backing from Congress,what act did George W.Bush sign into law?

Accepted Answer

A) No Child Left Behind (NCL
B) Act 
B) Federal Education Act 
C) Education Reform Act 
D) Education Defense and Preservation Act 
A) No Child Left Behind (NCL
B) Act 
B) Federal Education Act 
C) Education Reform Act 
D) Education Defense and Preservation Act

Question 16

Under which administration did the U.S.Department of Education increase the level of funding for public education while relaxing some of the federal standards placed on states and local school districts?

Accepted Answer

A) George H.W.Bush 
B) Bill Clinton 
C) George W.Bush 
D) Barack Obama 
A) George H.W.Bush 
B) Bill Clinton 
C) George W.Bush 
D) Barack Obama

Question 17

A century ago,which of the following had considerable autonomy from state government?

Accepted Answer

A) Local school districts 
B) Charter Schools 
C) State Education Boards 
D) Magnet Programs 
A) Local school districts 
B) Charter Schools 
C) State Education Boards 
D) Magnet Programs

Question 18

Schools that are publicly funded and still operated by a school district,but are freed from the administrative,staffing,and pedagogical constraints of traditional public schools,are known as

Accepted Answer

A) private schools. 
B) branch schools. 
C) charter schools. 
D) transitional schools. 
A) private schools. 
B) branch schools. 
C) charter schools. 
D) transitional schools.

Question 19

When did the concept of free public education become a part of American society?

Accepted Answer

A) When the colonies were first established 
B) During the American Revolution 
C) After the adoption of the Bill of Rights 
D) After the Civil War 
A) When the colonies were first established 
B) During the American Revolution 
C) After the adoption of the Bill of Rights 
D) After the Civil War

Question 20

The system of financing schools has been wholly reformed since the 1950s,with school districts

Accepted Answer

A) relying more on funds from local revenue sources. 
B) relying largely on federal revenue sources. 
C) relying less on local revenue sources and more on state revenue sources. 
D) spending,on average,55 percent of their annual budgets on pre-school education. 
A) relying more on funds from local revenue sources. 
B) relying largely on federal revenue sources. 
C) relying less on local revenue sources and more on state revenue sources. 
D) spending,on average,55 percent of their annual budgets on pre-school education.

Which of the following is NOT true?

Expenditures on all K-12 institutions in the United States

What kinds of people are most likely to homeschool their children? What do proponents and critics say about homeschooling?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Democraticsponsored "Goals 2000: Educate America Act," passed in the 1990s?

Which region of the country tends to finance public education to a far greater extent with local property taxes?

Which of the following is an accurate characterization of the making of current education policy in the United States?

When states have permitted their school districts to hire for-profit companies to run some of their public schools,the companies are known as

Which of the following is TRUE regarding public education in America?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding public education in America?

Local and state control over public education has become

What did George W.Bush highlight when he focused on the poor achievement of many children attending public schools?

One of the fastest growing reforms in K-12 education has been

In 1983,President Reagan's blueribbon panel,the National Commission on Excellence in Education,issued a report entitled

"Baby Blaine"

After winning office and gaining bipartisan backing from Congress,what act did George W.Bush sign into law?

Under which administration did the U.S.Department of Education increase the level of funding for public education while relaxing some of the federal standards placed on states and local school districts?

A century ago,which of the following had considerable autonomy from state government?

Schools that are publicly funded and still operated by a school district,but are freed from the administrative,staffing,and pedagogical constraints of traditional public schools,are known as

When did the concept of free public education become a part of American society?

The system of financing schools has been wholly reformed since the 1950s,with school districts

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Political Parties

Interest Groups

State Legislatures

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Fiscal Policy

The Structure of Local Governments

Local Land Use and Environmental Politics

Morality Policy

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy

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Exam 15: Education Policy

Which of the following is NOT true?

Expenditures on all K-12 institutions in the United States

What kinds of people are most likely to homeschool their children? What do proponents and critics say about homeschooling?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Democratic­sponsored "Goals 2000: Educate America Act," passed in the 1990s?

Which region of the country tends to finance public education to a far greater extent with local property taxes?

Which of the following is an accurate characterization of the making of current education policy in the United States?

When states have permitted their school districts to hire for-profit companies to run some of their public schools,the companies are known as

Which of the following is TRUE regarding public education in America?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding public education in America?

Local and state control over public education has become

What did George W.Bush highlight when he focused on the poor achievement of many children attending public schools?

One of the fastest growing reforms in K-12 education has been

In 1983,President Reagan's blue­ribbon panel,the National Commission on Excellence in Education,issued a report entitled

"Baby Blaine"

After winning office and gaining bipartisan backing from Congress,what act did George W.Bush sign into law?

Under which administration did the U.S.Department of Education increase the level of funding for public education while relaxing some of the federal standards placed on states and local school districts?

A century ago,which of the following had considerable autonomy from state government?

Schools that are publicly funded and still operated by a school district,but are freed from the administrative,staffing,and pedagogical constraints of traditional public schools,are known as

When did the concept of free public education become a part of American society?

The system of financing schools has been wholly reformed since the 1950s,with school districts

Introduction to State and Local Politics

Federalism: State and Local Politics Within a Federal System

Participation,elections,and Representation

State and Local Direct Democracy

Political Parties

Interest Groups

State Legislatures

Governors and the State Bureaucracy

State Courts and the Criminal Justice System

Fiscal Policy

The Structure of Local Governments

Local Land Use and Environmental Politics

Morality Policy

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy

Filters

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Democraticsponsored "Goals 2000: Educate America Act," passed in the 1990s?

In 1983,President Reagan's blueribbon panel,the National Commission on Excellence in Education,issued a report entitled