Question 1

What did the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) do?

Accepted Answer

It reversed much of the federal government's control of public education and returned control to the states and local districts.

Question 2

By most recent accounts, what is the most important issue facing U.S. higher education today?

Accepted Answer

A)  discontinuation of Pell Grant program 
B)  retirements by baby boomer faculty 
C)  reduced access to college among low-income students 
D)  declining quality of educational programs 
A)  discontinuation of Pell Grant program 
B)  retirements by baby boomer faculty 
C)  reduced access to college among low-income students 
D)  declining quality of educational programs C

Question 3

Why is defining a quality education not so easy?

Accepted Answer

The way a public problem is defined affects the appraisal of it, the alternatives that are considered, and the policies that might be adopted to deal with it. In that regard, education is no different from any other policy area.

Question 4

Which policy allows parents with children in low-performing public schools to send their children to private schools at taxpayer expense?

Accepted Answer

A)  affirmative action 
B)  school vouchers 
C)  school choice 
D)  charter schools 
A)  affirmative action 
B)  school vouchers 
C)  school choice 
D)  charter schools

Question 5

In ______, President Obama signed a new version of the federal education law (the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) entitled Every Student Succeeds Act.

Accepted Answer

A)  2008 
B)  2012 
C)  2015 
D)  2016 
A)  2008 
B)  2012 
C)  2015 
D)  2016

Question 6

What were some of the provisions in the Race to the Top initiative?

Accepted Answer

Adopt state-wide learning standards and

Question 7

Discuss the concerns about K-12 education and higher education using the evaluative criteria of effectiveness, efficiency, and equity.

Accepted Answer

Students can describe concerns about K-1

Question 8

Explain the Common Core standards? How were they meant to improve education?

Accepted Answer

The Common Core State Standards were pro

Question 9

No Child Left Behind was enacted in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  2000 
B)  2002 
C)  2004 
D)  2006 
A)  2000 
B)  2002 
C)  2004 
D)  2006

Question 10

The issue of ______ has surfaced with regard to the financing of public education due to the fact that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  equity; poor students receive lower quality education 
B)  efficiency; property taxes are increasingly buoyant 
C)  liberty; the federal government funds public education in some states but not others 
D)  effectiveness; test scores are declining 
A)  equity; poor students receive lower quality education 
B)  efficiency; property taxes are increasingly buoyant 
C)  liberty; the federal government funds public education in some states but not others 
D)  effectiveness; test scores are declining

Question 11

What is the federal government's role in higher education?

Accepted Answer

A)  The federal government is the primary funder of higher education. 
B)  The federal government established land-grant colleges and gives grants and loans to categories of individual students. 
C)  The federal government role in higher education is to run Affirmative Action programs. 
D)  all of these 
A)  The federal government is the primary funder of higher education. 
B)  The federal government established land-grant colleges and gives grants and loans to categories of individual students. 
C)  The federal government role in higher education is to run Affirmative Action programs. 
D)  all of these

Question 12

The ______ was the first federal involvement in higher education; it funded many of the land-grant universities that still exist to this day.

Accepted Answer

A)  National Educational Assistance Program 
B)  College Institutional Establishment Act 
C)  Morrill Act 
D)  Stafford Establishment Act 
A)  National Educational Assistance Program 
B)  College Institutional Establishment Act 
C)  Morrill Act 
D)  Stafford Establishment Act

Question 13

Why are school vouchers limited?

Accepted Answer

They are a

Question 14

Summarize the major problems in public K-12 education that exist today.

Accepted Answer

Lack of buoyancy of funding, that is, co

Question 15

Identify the first major education legislation.

Accepted Answer

Elementary

Question 16

Congress passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), its first major education legislation, in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  1960 
B)  1962 
C)  1965 
D)  1970 
A)  1960 
B)  1962 
C)  1965 
D)  1970

Question 17

______ is based on the idea that teachers should only receive pay raises for successful student performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Tenure 
B)  Merit pay 
C)  Years-in-service pay 
D)  Bonus pay 
A)  Tenure 
B)  Merit pay 
C)  Years-in-service pay 
D)  Bonus pay

Question 18

What is a Pell Grant and who qualifies for these grants?

Accepted Answer

It is a grant program that pro

Question 19

What is the most pressing concern about U.S. K-12 education?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the most pressing concern about...

Question 20

In the fall of 2016, undergraduate enrollment was over ______ million students.

Accepted Answer

A)  16 
B)  19 
C)  20 
D)  21 
A)  16 
B)  19 
C)  20 
D)  21

What did the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) do?

By most recent accounts, what is the most important issue facing U.S. higher education today?

Why is defining a quality education not so easy?

Which policy allows parents with children in low-performing public schools to send their children to private schools at taxpayer expense?

In ______, President Obama signed a new version of the federal education law (the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) entitled Every Student Succeeds Act.

What were some of the provisions in the Race to the Top initiative?

Discuss the concerns about K-12 education and higher education using the evaluative criteria of effectiveness, efficiency, and equity.

Explain the Common Core standards? How were they meant to improve education?

No Child Left Behind was enacted in ______.

The issue of has surfaced with regard to the financing of public education due to the fact that .

What is the federal government's role in higher education?

The ______ was the first federal involvement in higher education; it funded many of the land-grant universities that still exist to this day.

Why are school vouchers limited?

Summarize the major problems in public K-12 education that exist today.

Identify the first major education legislation.

Congress passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), its first major education legislation, in ______.

______ is based on the idea that teachers should only receive pay raises for successful student performance.

What is a Pell Grant and who qualifies for these grants?

What is the most pressing concern about U.S. K-12 education?

In the fall of 2016, undergraduate enrollment was over ______ million students.

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What did the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) do?

By most recent accounts, what is the most important issue facing U.S. higher education today?

Why is defining a quality education not so easy?

Which policy allows parents with children in low-performing public schools to send their children to private schools at taxpayer expense?

In ______, President Obama signed a new version of the federal education law (the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) entitled Every Student Succeeds Act.

What were some of the provisions in the Race to the Top initiative?

Discuss the concerns about K-12 education and higher education using the evaluative criteria of effectiveness, efficiency, and equity.

Explain the Common Core standards? How were they meant to improve education?

No Child Left Behind was enacted in ______.

The issue of ______ has surfaced with regard to the financing of public education due to the fact that ______.

What is the federal government's role in higher education?

The ______ was the first federal involvement in higher education; it funded many of the land-grant universities that still exist to this day.

Why are school vouchers limited?

Summarize the major problems in public K-12 education that exist today.

Identify the first major education legislation.

Congress passed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), its first major education legislation, in ______.

______ is based on the idea that teachers should only receive pay raises for successful student performance.

What is a Pell Grant and who qualifies for these grants?

What is the most pressing concern about U.S. K-12 education?

In the fall of 2016, undergraduate enrollment was over ______ million students.

Public Policy and Politics

Government Institutions and Policy Actors

Understanding Public Policymaking

Policy Analysis

Public Problems and Policy Alternatives

Assessing Policy Alternatives

Economic and Budgetary Policy

Health Care Policy

Welfare and Social Security Policy

Environmental and Energy Policy

Foreign Policy and Homeland Security

Politics, Analysis, and Policy Choice

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The issue of has surfaced with regard to the financing of public education due to the fact that .