Foundations of Education Parkay Test 6-8

Total expenditures for public elementary and secondary schools in the United States during 2017-2018 was approximately ________.

$624 billion

Short-term school suspension is usually defined as ________.

10 days or less

By 2060, the Hispanic population in the United States is expected to be approximately one in ______ U.S. residents.

3

According to a survey by the American Association of University Women, the percentage of students affected by sexual harassment in school is ________.

80%

In most states, the head of the State Board of Education is the ________.

Chief State School Officer

The highest educational agency in a state is the ________.

State Board of Education

Within a state, the body usually charged with the day-to-day implementation of education policies is the ________.

State Department of Education

The guarantee of equal educational opportunity for women was a result of ________.

Title IX

Under the provisions of education laws, teachers are most likely to face professional challenge when: a) taking your students by school bus on a field trip b) enforcing the dress code on a student who is not in your class c) having a student incur an injury in your classroom d)all of these

all of these

The parents of Britany are seeking $500,000 from the local school district because Britany graduated from high school with a fourth-grade reading level. This type of lawsuit is called ________.

an educational malpractice suit

What is tort law?

an individual who is negligent and at fault in the exercise of his or her legal duty may be required to pay monetary damages to an injured party

For initial certification, nearly all states require________.

applicants to pass a test of basic skills, professional knowledge, and academic subject areas

Programs designed to meet the learning needs of students whose first language is not English by providing instruction in two languages are called ________.

bilingual education

A high school principal suspects that a student has a gun in his locker. According to law, the principal ________.

cannot search the student's locker without a search warrant

State-appropriated funds to cover the costs of educating students with special needs are known as ________.

categorical aid

For a teacher's certificate to be revoked, the reason must ________.

clearly hinder the teacher's ability to perform satisfactorily

The process through which school boards negotiate contracts with teacher organization is known as ________.

collective bargaining

A superintendent unknowingly violates the constitutionally guaranteed right to due process of a student whom she expels for violating the rule against using alcoholic beverages at a school function. The superintendent ________.

could be held liable for expelling the student

________ is the way of life common to a group of people consisting of their values, attitudes, and beliefs.

culture

________ may be a physical indicator of emotional maltreatment.

developmental delays in speech or motor skills

Teachers often find it necessary to take action in situations in which all the facts are not known or for which no single course of action can be called right or wrong. These situations are often referred to as ________.

ethical dilemmas

________ is NOT an indicator o sexual abuse. a) difficulty in walking or sitting b) frequent urinary or yeast infections c) frequent upper respiratory infections d) frequent unexplained sore throats

frequent upper respiratory infections

According to the Buckley Amendment, parents do not have a right to examine ________.

gradebooks that belong to their children's teacher

________ is not a dimension of multicultural education

immersion programs

Under the provisions of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, the penalty for giving out personally identifiable information without prior written consent is ________.

loss of federal funds

In regard to the rights of student teachers, it is most accurate to say that they ________.

may have legal rights depending on the state

Any group numbering less than half of the total population is called a(n)

minority

________ is a set of beliefs based on the importance of seeing the world from different cultural frames of reference and on recognizing and valuing the rich array of cultures and global community.

multiculturalism

If a teacher wishes to insert a music video into a class presentation, the fair use guidelines for using the music without obtaining permission from the copyright holder are ________.

no more than 30 seconds of the music can be used

At the local level, most funding for schools comes from ________.

property taxes

In tort law, harm inflicted on the injured party may be the result of all of the following EXCEPT: a) recklessness b) prudent behavior by a reasonable person c) simple carelessness d) intentional wrongdoing

prudent behavior by a reasonable person

In regard to reporting child abuse, teachers are ________.

required by law to report any suspected child abuse

All of the following criteria are generally adhered to in expulsion cases EXCEPT: a) the right to a hearing by a jury b) burden of proof on the part of the accused c) witnesses are compelled to testify d) right to counsel must be provided

right to counsel must be provided

Shared governance, administrative decentralization, teacher empowerment, professionalization, bottom-up policy-making, school based planning, and school-based management are all examples of ________.

school reconstructing

The Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decisions in 1954 declared that ________.

segregated schools were inherently unequal

According to research, ________ contributes most strongly to students' achievement in school.

socioeconomic status

The responsibility for maintaining schools is primarily a function of the ________.

states

________ is the process of attributing behavioral characteristics to all members of a group.

stereotyping

All of the following are issues motivating the "new breed" of home schoolers EXCEPT: a) peer pressure b) poor academic quality c) strict religious doctrine d) increased school violence

strict religious doctrine

Schools may enforce dress codes for students if the ______.

students are notified

Serving as professional advisor to the Board of Education is the responsibility of the ________.

superintendent

A policy that provides teachers with job security is known as ________.

tenure

All of the following are true about homeschooling EXCEPT: a) all states require regulation of home schooling b) legal support for home schools has been mixed c) home schooling is legal in all states d) the regulation of home schooling varies greatly

the regulation of homes schooling varies greatly

All of the following are powers to maintain and support schools EXCEPT: a) identifying approved textbooks b) levying taxes for school support c)the right to fire teachers within local bargaining units d) determining minimum standards for teacher certification

the right to fire teachers within local bargaining units

In the landmark case Engel v. Vitale, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that recitation of a prayer in the presence of a teacher at the beginning of each school day was ________.

unconstitutional

Depending on the statutes in a particular state, a student teacher may act as a substitute teacher under all of the following conditions EXCEPT: a) when the principal is readily available in the building b) when the student teacher is paid at professional rates c) when a substitute teacher is not immediately available d) when the student teacher has been in that assignment for a minimum number of school days

when the student teacher is paid at professional rates