Chaper 6 Quiz
Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools in the United States during 2020 was approximately ________.
$667 billion
An influential and extensive federal education program signed into law by President Roosevelt in 1944 is the ________.
G.I. Bill of Rights
Who shapes educational policy?
all of these
A national survey of the characteristics of school board members revealed all of the following except ________.
most members were poorer than the general population
At the local level, most funding for schools comes from ________.
property taxes
An approach to school restructuring where power is turned over to teachers, parents, principals, community members, and students at the local level is called ______________.
school-based management
The highest educational agency in a state is the ________.
state board of education
The body that establishes and maintains public schools, and determines educational policies is the _________________.
state legislature
The majority of funding for schools is provided by the ________.
states
An approach whereby parents are given money by the state to enroll their children in the school of their choice is called a(n) ________.
voucher system