Module 4, Chapter 6/7

In funding schools, urban areas struggle the most, suffering not only from lower property values but also from the need to use those limited resources to fund more police officers, hospitals, subways, and other services than their suburban counterparts. This phenomenon is known as _____.

municipal overburden

Cases such as Goss v. Lopez that deal with the proper procedures involving the disciplining and suspension of students would fall under the ________ to the US Constitution.

Fourteenth Amendment

Identify an accurate statement about the Buckley Amendment.

Student grades do not become private and part of students' educational records until they are recorded in a teacher's grade book.

Which of the following statements regarding zero- tolerance policies is true?

Students who are removed from school are at increased risk for low achievement and of becoming permanently entangled in the "schools-to-prison" pipeline.

A new principal is concerned with the increasing incidents of cheating and plagiarism occurring in her school. She wants to take effective measures to reduce such incidences. Which of the following actions might be the most effective?

Teachers will help students to develop the skills to synthesize and summarize information, use citations properly, and develop their own insights.

Which of the following was an outcome of the San Antonio v. Rodriquez (1973) ruling of the Supreme Court?

The court stated that preserving local control was a legitimate reason to use the property tax system.

According to the Fourteenth Amendment, which of the following is an accurate statement in case of suspension of a student for indiscipline or misbehavior?

The student is entitled to tell his side of the story in self-defense.

Which of these statements best describes the attitude of Americans towards inequities in school funding?

They believe that an individual's circumstances are merely just obstacles that need to be overcome.

Which of the following statement is true about categorical grants?

They give the national government control over how the states use the funds by imposing certain conditions.

Which of the following is true of adequate education guarantees, the educational clauses present in the constitution of different states?

They guarantee that every student receives an efficient, sound and thorough education.

The marketing technique in which advertising is done on prexisting social networks is known as ______.

Viral Marketing

Courts have ruled that a teacher can be fired for _______.

encouraging students to attend religion meetings

A teacher who suspects a child is the victim of child abuse:

has both an ethical responsibility and a legal responsibility to report the suspected abuse.

Gina teaches at the middle grade. Joey is her student. She has noticed that Joey comes to school wearing the same clothes every day: a T-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops. He wears this outfit even on days when it is very cold outside. Recently, Joey seems to be more withdrawn, he keeps to himself and avoids eye contact largely ignoring his friends. Based on Gina's observations, she should:

immediately file a report with her principal or counselor, since Joey could be suffering from abuse or neglect.

Courts have ruled that a teacher's right to academic freedom:

is not absolute, and students should learn only appropriate subject matter.

Which of the following is an accurate statement with reference to the term in loco parentis?

A school official can search a student's locker if there is reasonable suspicion that it contains something illegal and dangerous.

The federal funds directed at specific categories and targeted educational needs of schools are known as _______.

Categorical Grants

The Abbott cases in New Jersey contributed to a new line of litigation focusing on

Educational Outcome

The _______ to the US Constitution protects citizens right to due process and equal protection under the law, no matter where they live in the US.

Fifth & Fourteenth Amendments

The marketing technique that involves selling things in unconventional and unexpected places is known as _______.

Guerilla Marketing

What was the significance of the serrano v. priest (1971) ruling of the California Supreme Court?

It struck down the state's financial system as unconstitutional

The state with perhaps the purest example of adequate education approach is _____.

Maryland

Paul Pratfall was a young teacher who meant well, but could be easily led off task—especially when it came to afternoon hall duty. When the school dismissal bell rang, Paul's job was to make sure that the children walked safely and in an orderly manner from the classrooms on his hall to the waiting school buses just beyond the front entrance. During Friday's duty, one of Paul's colleagues called out to him. "Hey, Paulie, come in here and check out the article in the paper about the big game tonight. You gotta see it!" At first, Paul hesitated, since he was on duty. Then, he went into his friend's classroom to read the article. After all, he figured that he would only be a minute or two. Paul had just begun to read the article when he heard a loud crash and an anguished cry. He and his colleague ran into the hall to find little Jeannie lying on the floor with her leg obviously broken. Based on this scenario, Paul would most likely be guilty of

Nonfeasance

The supreme court ruled in _____ that students can grade their peers academic work and even announce the results in class, without violating the privacy act.

Owasso Independence School District v. Falvo

Who is most likely to be considered part of the "hidden school government"

Parents

The _____ is collected through payroll deductions....

Personal Income Tax

Title IX of Education Act of 1972

Prohibited gender discrimination in federally funded education programs

Alyssa was a senior at Local High School (LHS). *Mr. Todd scenario* Based on dialogue, Alyssa is experiencing:

QUID PRO QUO sexual harassment

Activists who took funds from wealthy districts and redistributed the monies to the poorer districts were called _____.

Robin Hood reformers

Which of these court cases led to the advent of Robin Hood reformers?

Serrano v. Priest

To raise money for schools, colonial towns and districts assessed a(n) _______ tax.

property

Commercialism promotes _____.

self-gratification

A call for accountability in financing of schools means that _____.

the public wants to see academic progress for their tax dollars

Generally, courts have ruled that teachers may be fired for:

using profanity and abusive language toward students.

Andy was teaching a unit on Tennyson in his British Literature class when, quite by chance, he came across an essay about the poet that would really "bring the man to life." He made copies of the essay and distributed them to the students. Based on the information presented here, did Andy violate copyright laws?

yes, because the fair use policy is intended for single copies only, not classroom sets of copies