Question 1

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 2

Which of the following is true 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 3

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 4

President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" Act includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  required yearly math and reading standardized tests 
B)  additional federal financial aid to local school districts 
C)  allowing students to transfer from failing public schools to better public schools 
D)  all of the above 
E)  (
A)  and (
C)  only 
A)  required yearly math and reading standardized tests 
B)  additional federal financial aid to local school districts 
C)  allowing students to transfer from failing public schools to better public schools 
D)  all of the above 
E)  (
A)  and (
C)  only

Question 5

Which of the following led to the creation of bilingual education programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
B)  Bilingual Education Act of 1974 
C)  Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
B)  Bilingual Education Act of 1974 
C)  Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

A relatively recent education reform movement is the creation of "for-profit" schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the United States, elementary and secondary school revenues are generated mainly from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  payroll taxes 
B)  education taxes 
C)  state lotteries 
D)  property taxes 
A)  payroll taxes 
B)  education taxes 
C)  state lotteries 
D)  property taxes

Question 8

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 9

There is no direct provision in the U.S. Constitution for federal involvement in, or control over, the educational system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Parents home school their children because

Accepted Answer

A)  they want their children to develop their learning more naturally 
B)  they are dissatisfied with their local school 
C)  they want to provide religious education 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  they want their children to develop their learning more naturally 
B)  they are dissatisfied with their local school 
C)  they want to provide religious education 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 11

Which of the following statements about the declining SAT mean score is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  the decline is due to more students taking the exam 
B)  The SAT has gotten more difficult 
C)  More students are from families who are not college educated are taking the test 
D)  Television viewing have lowered the motivation of student to excel on the SAT 
A)  the decline is due to more students taking the exam 
B)  The SAT has gotten more difficult 
C)  More students are from families who are not college educated are taking the test 
D)  Television viewing have lowered the motivation of student to excel on the SAT

Question 12

Federal funding for higher education does NOT include

Accepted Answer

A)  GI Bill funding 
B)  football scholarships 
C)  work-study programs 
D)  Loan programs 
A)  GI Bill funding 
B)  football scholarships 
C)  work-study programs 
D)  Loan programs

Question 13

The school drop out rate in Texas is higher than the national average.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

Other developed nations are more inclined than the United States to give students a "second chance" at success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Privatization is often a last ditch effort to salvage failing urban schools

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Public confidence in the educational system has increased in the last 15 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT true about affirmative action programs in colleges and universities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affirmative action programs have their greatest impact in highly selective colleges and universities 
B)  The impact of affirmative action in granting an advantage based on race or gender is relatively minor 
C)  The more selective institution will be unavailable to some ethnic groups 
D)  Hispanics will no longer be underrepresented in higher education 
A)  Affirmative action programs have their greatest impact in highly selective colleges and universities 
B)  The impact of affirmative action in granting an advantage based on race or gender is relatively minor 
C)  The more selective institution will be unavailable to some ethnic groups 
D)  Hispanics will no longer be underrepresented in higher education

Question 19

Projections for the next few years are that the number of minority teachers in the public schools

Accepted Answer

A)  will decline 
B)  will grow slightly 
C)  will remain stable 
D)  will grow significantly 
A)  will decline 
B)  will grow slightly 
C)  will remain stable 
D)  will grow significantly

Question 20

Critics of minimum competency tests charge that the tests are _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fair 
B)  statically unreliable 
C)  an easy solution 
D)  has eliminated cultural bias 
A)  fair 
B)  statically unreliable 
C)  an easy solution 
D)  has eliminated cultural bias

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

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

Which of the following statements is false?

President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" Act includes which of the following?

Which of the following led to the creation of bilingual education programs?

A relatively recent education reform movement is the creation of "for-profit" schools.

In the United States, elementary and secondary school revenues are generated mainly from __________.

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

There is no direct provision in the U.S. Constitution for federal involvement in, or control over, the educational system.

Parents home school their children because

Which of the following statements about the declining SAT mean score is false?

Federal funding for higher education does NOT include

The school drop out rate in Texas is higher than the national average.

Which of the following is true of Outcome Based Education?

Other developed nations are more inclined than the United States to give students a "second chance" at success.

Privatization is often a last ditch effort to salvage failing urban schools

Public confidence in the educational system has increased in the last 15 years.

Which of the following is NOT true about affirmative action programs in colleges and universities?

Projections for the next few years are that the number of minority teachers in the public schools

Critics of minimum competency tests charge that the tests are _____________.

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: Historic Change

Legal and Social Equality: the Struggle Against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: the Barely Open Door

Foreign Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World

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

Filters

Exam 9: Education: Conflict in Policy Direction

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

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

Which of the following statements is false?

President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" Act includes which of the following?

Which of the following led to the creation of bilingual education programs?

A relatively recent education reform movement is the creation of "for-profit" schools.

In the United States, elementary and secondary school revenues are generated mainly from __________.

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

There is no direct provision in the U.S. Constitution for federal involvement in, or control over, the educational system.

Parents home school their children because

Which of the following statements about the declining SAT mean score is false?

Federal funding for higher education does NOT include

The school drop out rate in Texas is higher than the national average.

Which of the following is true of Outcome Based Education?

Other developed nations are more inclined than the United States to give students a "second chance" at success.

Privatization is often a last ditch effort to salvage failing urban schools

Public confidence in the educational system has increased in the last 15 years.

Which of the following is NOT true about affirmative action programs in colleges and universities?

Projections for the next few years are that the number of minority teachers in the public schools

Critics of minimum competency tests charge that the tests are _____________.

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: Historic Change

Legal and Social Equality: the Struggle Against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: the Barely Open Door

Foreign Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World

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

Filters