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Which is NOT a reason we have public education in the United States?
Public education provides equal opportunity to children.
Public education prepares students for the job market.
Public education is the foundation of democracy.
Public education was a tradition in England.
2
Which of the following legalized segregation in American public schools?
Abington School District v. Schempp (1963)
Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Goss v. Lopez (1975)
3
Which is NOT a reason that people oppose No Child Left Behind?
The standardized tests are too easy.
It is politically motivated
The funding promised was not delivered.
It forces teachers to teach the test and not their lessons.
4
_____ warned about the state of public education and inspired a series of education reforms.
Our Schools, Our Future
A Nation on the Verge of Educational Collapse
A Nation at Risk
Common Sense
5
During the early 20th century, the _____ successfully lobbied for reforms to education.
Conservatives
Bull Moose Party
Liberals
Progressives
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Where does most of the power and money behind public education lie?
Private individuals
Counties
The states
The federal government
7
Who tends to support voucher programs?
Low-income parents with students in low-performing schools
Democrats
Liberals
Parents with children already in private schools
8
In early American history, a formal education was considered a(n) _____.
birthright
opportunity
privelege
necessity
9
Most school systems rely on _____ for most of their funding.
Income taxes
Sales taxes
Lotteries
Property taxes
10
Which statement describes the viewpoint of people who believe teachers should get a pay raise?
Citizens should be taxed more to pay for teachers' salaries.
States should better budget their money to pay teachers more
Teachers should be paid based on test results of students.
Teachers' pay should reflect the importance of the job.
11
President Bush proposed No Child Left Behind in response to the _____ movement.
school choice
progressive
control
accountability
12
Which is NOT a provision of No Child Left Behind?
after school programs
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
standardized tests
School Choice
13
Which provides the best explanation of the voucher program?
Parents use vouchers to buy their children books.
Used to provide additional funds to low-performing schools.
Allows kids in bad schools to go to private school for free.
Used to fund afterschool programs in poor neighborhoods.
14
Which of the 13 colonies was the first to mandate public education?
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
15
What is the main goal of No Child Left Behind?
To close down public schools by 2015
To convert public schools to charter schools
To close the achievement gap
To get parents more involved in their children's education
16
Which was NOT a finding published by the National Commission on Excellence in Education?
Students were not working hard enough.
Students were being taught by ill-prepared teachers.
Students were not learning enough.
Students were focusing too much on math and science.
17
Which court case declared segregated schools unconstitutional?
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Bakke v. the University of California Regents (1978)
Goss v. Lopez (1975)
Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954)
18
Which amendment reserves the right to institute public education for the states?
First Amendment
Fifth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
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Which is NOT an argument against vouchers?
They don't provide a solution to the problem of bad schools.
Voucher kids may lower the test scores of private schools.
The voucher program could help integrate segregated schools.
All schools should be properly funded.
