Question 1

Which of the following desegregation plans represents the most voluntary approach on the part of parents to move children to another school?

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A) busing 
B) alteration of school district lines 
C) magnet schools 
D) school pairing 
A) busing 
B) alteration of school district lines 
C) magnet schools 
D) school pairing

Question 2

School districts were required to implement many programs to accomplish desegregation over the years. Some are simple; others are complex. Each plan had its relative advantages. Identify several of these desegregation plans, and discuss their characteristics and advantages.

Accepted Answer

The plans identified could include the f

Question 3

What are magnet schools, and why might they receive community support?

Accepted Answer

Magnet schools have specialized academic

Question 4

In what ways did white citizens delay implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v . Topeka Board of Education ?

Accepted Answer

Resistance was expressed by delaying the

Question 5

In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that school districts

Accepted Answer

A) may be segregated. 
B) may use race as a part of the desegregation plan. 
C) may not use race as part of the desegregation plan. 
D) may halt all efforts to desegregate. 
A) may be segregated. 
B) may use race as a part of the desegregation plan. 
C) may not use race as part of the desegregation plan. 
D) may halt all efforts to desegregate.

Question 6

Under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), what happens to schools that do not make adequate yearly progress (AYP)?

Accepted Answer

They are designated as "needing improvem

Question 7

Research on teaching in "African-American English" or other dialects has shown that

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A) findings about the benefits of such programs are inconclusive. 
B) students who do not speak a dialect resist the programs. 
C) parents do not support the programs. 
D) students will gain academically if initially taught in their own dialect. 
A) findings about the benefits of such programs are inconclusive. 
B) students who do not speak a dialect resist the programs. 
C) parents do not support the programs. 
D) students will gain academically if initially taught in their own dialect.

Question 8

What arguments can be made for and against first-language maintenance as an approach to bilingual education?

Accepted Answer

Supporters believe that teaching childre

Question 9

What are the differences between de facto segregation and de jure segregation?

Accepted Answer

De facto segregation results from circum

Question 10

Desegregation and integration are different in that only integration includes

Accepted Answer

A) development of community support. 
B) development of positive interracial contact. 
C) students of different races attending the same school. 
D) students not being separated in racially isolated schools or classrooms. 
A) development of community support. 
B) development of positive interracial contact. 
C) students of different races attending the same school. 
D) students not being separated in racially isolated schools or classrooms.

Question 11

In big cities, an underlying cause of many segregation problems has been _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) pronounced housing  and neighborhood segregation 
B) transportation 
C) shortage of schools 
D) local government 
A) pronounced housing  and neighborhood segregation 
B) transportation 
C) shortage of schools 
D) local government

Question 12

Recent changes have improved Title I by

Accepted Answer

A) providing in-class assistance for low achievers. 
B) eliminating pullout programs. 
C) providing staff development for teachers. 
D) all of the above 
A) providing in-class assistance for low achievers. 
B) eliminating pullout programs. 
C) providing staff development for teachers. 
D) all of the above

Question 13

The purpose of Title I is to

Accepted Answer

A) enable districts to develop curricular programs on multicultural education. 
B) improve the education of economically disadvantaged children. 
C) provide districts with funds to implement desegregation plans. 
D) support educational programs that help handicapped children. 
A) enable districts to develop curricular programs on multicultural education. 
B) improve the education of economically disadvantaged children. 
C) provide districts with funds to implement desegregation plans. 
D) support educational programs that help handicapped children.

Question 14

Bilingual education provides students who are not proficient in English with instruction in

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A) an additional foreign language. 
B) an English-language environment. 
C) their native language. 
D) none of the above 
A) an additional foreign language. 
B) an English-language environment. 
C) their native language. 
D) none of the above

Question 15

What extra expenses might a school district incur when trying to implement the Education for All Handicapped Children Act?

Accepted Answer

There will be expenses associated with e

Question 16

As a result of legal mandates that students must learn in the least restrictive environment possible, most students with special needs are targeted for placement in

Accepted Answer

A) regular classrooms. 
B) self-contained classrooms. 
C) special schools or facilities. 
D) their home. 
A) regular classrooms. 
B) self-contained classrooms. 
C) special schools or facilities. 
D) their home.

Question 17

Up until about 1960, subcultures in the United States were expected to

Accepted Answer

A) be assimilated into the national mainstream. 
B) maintain their subculture characteristics. 
C) preserve their native language. 
D) remain relatively segregated from society. 
A) be assimilated into the national mainstream. 
B) maintain their subculture characteristics. 
C) preserve their native language. 
D) remain relatively segregated from society.

Question 18

Research studies on the benefits that students receive from bilingual education indicate that the effects are

Accepted Answer

A) contradictory and controversial. 
B) moderately negative. 
C) moderately positive. 
D) strongly positive. 
A) contradictory and controversial. 
B) moderately negative. 
C) moderately positive. 
D) strongly positive.

Question 19

A majority of children with disabilities receive most or all of their education in

Accepted Answer

A) regular classrooms. 
B) self-contained classrooms. 
C) special schools or facilities. 
D) their homes. 
A) regular classrooms. 
B) self-contained classrooms. 
C) special schools or facilities. 
D) their homes.

Question 20

Compensatory school programs target

Accepted Answer

A) low-income students. 
B) minority students. 
C) gifted students. 
D) female students. 
A) low-income students. 
B) minority students. 
C) gifted students. 
D) female students.

Which of the following desegregation plans represents the most voluntary approach on the part of parents to move children to another school?

School districts were required to implement many programs to accomplish desegregation over the years. Some are simple; others are complex. Each plan had its relative advantages. Identify several of these desegregation plans, and discuss their characteristics and advantages.

What are magnet schools, and why might they receive community support?

In what ways did white citizens delay implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v . Topeka Board of Education ?

In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that school districts

Under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), what happens to schools that do not make adequate yearly progress (AYP)?

Research on teaching in "African-American English" or other dialects has shown that

What arguments can be made for and against first-language maintenance as an approach to bilingual education?

What are the differences between de facto segregation and de jure segregation?

Desegregation and integration are different in that only integration includes

In big cities, an underlying cause of many segregation problems has been _____________.

Recent changes have improved Title I by

The purpose of Title I is to

Bilingual education provides students who are not proficient in English with instruction in

What extra expenses might a school district incur when trying to implement the Education for All Handicapped Children Act?

As a result of legal mandates that students must learn in the least restrictive environment possible, most students with special needs are targeted for placement in

Up until about 1960, subcultures in the United States were expected to

Research studies on the benefits that students receive from bilingual education indicate that the effects are

A majority of children with disabilities receive most or all of their education in

Compensatory school programs target

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

The World Global Origins of American Education

Pioneers of Teaching and Learning

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

The Changing Purposes of American Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

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Exam 12: Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

Which of the following desegregation plans represents the most voluntary approach on the part of parents to move children to another school?

School districts were required to implement many programs to accomplish desegregation over the years. Some are simple; others are complex. Each plan had its relative advantages. Identify several of these desegregation plans, and discuss their characteristics and advantages.

What are magnet schools, and why might they receive community support?

In what ways did white citizens delay implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v . Topeka Board of Education ?

In 2007, the Supreme Court ruled that school districts

Under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), what happens to schools that do not make adequate yearly progress (AYP)?

Research on teaching in "African-American English" or other dialects has shown that

What arguments can be made for and against first-language maintenance as an approach to bilingual education?

What are the differences between de facto segregation and de jure segregation?

Desegregation and integration are different in that only integration includes

In big cities, an underlying cause of many segregation problems has been _____________.

Recent changes have improved Title I by

The purpose of Title I is to

Bilingual education provides students who are not proficient in English with instruction in

What extra expenses might a school district incur when trying to implement the Education for All Handicapped Children Act?

As a result of legal mandates that students must learn in the least restrictive environment possible, most students with special needs are targeted for placement in

Up until about 1960, subcultures in the United States were expected to

Research studies on the benefits that students receive from bilingual education indicate that the effects are

A majority of children with disabilities receive most or all of their education in

Compensatory school programs target

Motivation, Preparation, and Conditions for the Entering Teacher

The Teaching Profession

The World Global Origins of American Education

Pioneers of Teaching and Learning

Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

Financing Public Education

Legal Aspects of Education

Culture, Socialization, and Education

Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

The Changing Purposes of American Education

Curriculum and Instruction

International Education

School Effectiveness and Reform in the United States

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