Exam 13: Pursuing Equity in Education

According to social reproduction theory what is a solution to eliminating inequality in education?

Which factor is an exclusive class advantage for privileged students?

The Encuentros Teacher Academy seeks to recruit more Latino teachers. Which statement explains why this mission is important to promoting educational equity?

Title I programs address the root cause of funding inequity in education.

______ is/are publicly funded but privately run schools and the fastest growing public schools in the United States.

What international organization prioritizes education in its sustainable development goals to drive increasing international aid?

Which statement accurately describes equity in an educational setting?

Summer learning loss corresponds to socioeconomic status.

Provide a contrasting example of how public school experiences can vary dramatically among and within schools.

In which region are gender disparities between boys and girls in relation to out-of-school rates the highest?

Which group is most vulnerable to summer learning loss?

Teacher and scholar Jonathan Kozol brought national attention to the issue of school funding disparities in the early 1990s with his book ______.

Which type of tracking is most prevalent in schools in the United States?

Private schools are not bound to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

Shadow education opportunities help close the class-based disparity gap in academic achievement.

The landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, ______, ruled unconstitutional the "separate-but-equal" philosophy in 1954 mandating neighborhood schools to desegregate.

People often use the terms education and schooling interchangeably in everyday language. How does sociology distinguish the difference sociologists make between these two terms?

According to the status attainment perspective, modern societies use compulsory public schooling to train citizens for appropriate occupations.

Explain how implicit tracking can emerge unintentionally.

______ refers to the practice of educating children outside the confines of traditional schools, whether public or private.