Question 1

The gradual decline in the quality of teachers is the result of

Accepted Answer

A) university and college education programs that place more emphasis on educational methodology (how to teach)rather than on substantive knowledge in their specialized fields. 
B) changes in the jobs available to women, who once had fewer opportunities in the workplace other than teaching, nursing, or clerical work. 
C) the elevated expectation for teachers. 
D) All of these choices. 
A) university and college education programs that place more emphasis on educational methodology (how to teach)rather than on substantive knowledge in their specialized fields. 
B) changes in the jobs available to women, who once had fewer opportunities in the workplace other than teaching, nursing, or clerical work. 
C) the elevated expectation for teachers. 
D) All of these choices.

Question 2

Governors, state legislatures, the courts, the corporate community, and private schools have recently become new education policy actors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

As part of the effort to address the problems of education and meet public demands for educational accountability, one of the incremental reforms in standards has been

Accepted Answer

A) adoption, in all but five states, of a competency test that must be passed for high school graduation. 
B) adoption of competency testing in most states before a student can graduate from high school. 
C) requiring all public school teachers to pass a written competency test in the subject matters that they teach. 
D) adoption of competency testing in all fifty states to monitor student progress and program effectiveness on basic skills. 
A) adoption, in all but five states, of a competency test that must be passed for high school graduation. 
B) adoption of competency testing in most states before a student can graduate from high school. 
C) requiring all public school teachers to pass a written competency test in the subject matters that they teach. 
D) adoption of competency testing in all fifty states to monitor student progress and program effectiveness on basic skills.

Question 4

State scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), given to fourth- and eighth-graders, have shown gains since 1992 in reading and math, but little or no improvement in the scores of twelfth-grade students.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Focusing on standardized test scores and holding schools, teachers, and administrators accountable for students' test results is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) school-centered education 
B) voucher programs 
C) outcomes-based or performance-based education 
D) None of these choices. 
A) school-centered education 
B) voucher programs 
C) outcomes-based or performance-based education 
D) None of these choices.

Question 6

Court-ordered busing to achieve school desegregation policies was mandated as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Schools (1971). 
B) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954). 
C) San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973). 
D) Missouri v. Jenkins (1990). 
A) Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Schools (1971). 
B) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954). 
C) San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973). 
D) Missouri v. Jenkins (1990).

Question 7

Researchers have found that U.S. children start the first grade with greater academic skills than their Asian counterparts, whose parents give them a head start by regularly working with them at home before they enter school.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The responsibility for establishing, supporting, and overseeing public schools is reserved for the states in the

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A) Sixteenth Amendment. 
B) Tenth Amendment. 
C) Ninth Amendment. 
D) Twenty-third Amendment. 
A) Sixteenth Amendment. 
B) Tenth Amendment. 
C) Ninth Amendment. 
D) Twenty-third Amendment.

Question 9

The status and influence of local school boards has risen in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a free, public education is every American citizen's constitutional right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Equity in school funding and boosting school spending do not necessarily generate superior school performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The importance of education as a function performed by state and local government is demonstrated by

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A) more than $850 billion spent each year on elementary and secondary schooling. 
B) the sheer number of people involved, from students, parents and teachers 
C) schools serving as the frontlines of battles against racial segregation. 
D) All of these choices. 
A) more than $850 billion spent each year on elementary and secondary schooling. 
B) the sheer number of people involved, from students, parents and teachers 
C) schools serving as the frontlines of battles against racial segregation. 
D) All of these choices.

Question 13

In the landmark case of Serrano v. Priest (1971), the

Accepted Answer

A) U.S. Supreme Court declared that a free public education is a fundamental right. 
B) U.S. Supreme Court declared that segregation in schools is unconstitutional. 
C) California Supreme Court declared that variations in spending between wealthy and poor school districts are unconstitutional. 
D) U.S. Supreme Court declared that variations in spending between wealthy and poor school districts are unconstitutional. 
A) U.S. Supreme Court declared that a free public education is a fundamental right. 
B) U.S. Supreme Court declared that segregation in schools is unconstitutional. 
C) California Supreme Court declared that variations in spending between wealthy and poor school districts are unconstitutional. 
D) U.S. Supreme Court declared that variations in spending between wealthy and poor school districts are unconstitutional.

Question 14

Voucher plans provide a certificate from the state or local school district that may be applied to subsidize tuition at a public, private, or religious school of the parents' or students' choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the education establishment? Describe the actors and groups that make up the education establishment and how their interests interact, conflict, or align. What does the existence of this "fractured" policy subsystem imply for meaningful policy reform?

Accepted Answer

The education establishment refers to th

The gradual decline in the quality of teachers is the result of

Governors, state legislatures, the courts, the corporate community, and private schools have recently become new education policy actors.

As part of the effort to address the problems of education and meet public demands for educational accountability, one of the incremental reforms in standards has been

State scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), given to fourth- and eighth-graders, have shown gains since 1992 in reading and math, but little or no improvement in the scores of twelfth-grade students.

Focusing on standardized test scores and holding schools, teachers, and administrators accountable for students' test results is an example of

Court-ordered busing to achieve school desegregation policies was mandated as a result of

Researchers have found that U.S. children start the first grade with greater academic skills than their Asian counterparts, whose parents give them a head start by regularly working with them at home before they enter school.

The responsibility for establishing, supporting, and overseeing public schools is reserved for the states in the

The status and influence of local school boards has risen in recent years.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a free, public education is every American citizen's constitutional right.

Equity in school funding and boosting school spending do not necessarily generate superior school performance.

The importance of education as a function performed by state and local government is demonstrated by

In the landmark case of Serrano v. Priest (1971), the

Voucher plans provide a certificate from the state or local school district that may be applied to subsidize tuition at a public, private, or religious school of the parents' or students' choice.

What is the education establishment? Describe the actors and groups that make up the education establishment and how their interests interact, conflict, or align. What does the existence of this "fractured" policy subsystem imply for meaningful policy reform?

New Directions for State and Local Governments

Federalism and the States: Sorting Out Roles and Responsibilities

State Constitutions: the Fundamental Rules of State Government

Citizen Participation and Elections

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns

State Legislatures

Governors: Power, Politics and Executive Leadership

Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

The Judiciary: Independence Vs Accountability

The Structure of Local Government

Local Leadership and Governance

State Local Relations

Taxing and Spending

Economic Development

Criminal Justice: Cops and Corrections

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy: Addressing Poverty and Sickness

Environmental Policy

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Exam 15: Education Policy: Reading, Writing and Reform

The gradual decline in the quality of teachers is the result of

Governors, state legislatures, the courts, the corporate community, and private schools have recently become new education policy actors.

As part of the effort to address the problems of education and meet public demands for educational accountability, one of the incremental reforms in standards has been

State scores on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), given to fourth- and eighth-graders, have shown gains since 1992 in reading and math, but little or no improvement in the scores of twelfth-grade students.

Focusing on standardized test scores and holding schools, teachers, and administrators accountable for students' test results is an example of

Court-ordered busing to achieve school desegregation policies was mandated as a result of

Researchers have found that U.S. children start the first grade with greater academic skills than their Asian counterparts, whose parents give them a head start by regularly working with them at home before they enter school.

The responsibility for establishing, supporting, and overseeing public schools is reserved for the states in the

The status and influence of local school boards has risen in recent years.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a free, public education is every American citizen's constitutional right.

Equity in school funding and boosting school spending do not necessarily generate superior school performance.

The importance of education as a function performed by state and local government is demonstrated by

In the landmark case of Serrano v. Priest (1971), the

Voucher plans provide a certificate from the state or local school district that may be applied to subsidize tuition at a public, private, or religious school of the parents' or students' choice.

What is the education establishment? Describe the actors and groups that make up the education establishment and how their interests interact, conflict, or align. What does the existence of this "fractured" policy subsystem imply for meaningful policy reform?

New Directions for State and Local Governments

Federalism and the States: Sorting Out Roles and Responsibilities

State Constitutions: the Fundamental Rules of State Government

Citizen Participation and Elections

Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Campaigns

State Legislatures

Governors: Power, Politics and Executive Leadership

Public Administration: Budgeting and Service Delivery

The Judiciary: Independence Vs Accountability

The Structure of Local Government

Local Leadership and Governance

State Local Relations

Taxing and Spending

Economic Development

Criminal Justice: Cops and Corrections

Social Welfare and Health Care Policy: Addressing Poverty and Sickness

Environmental Policy

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