Teaching - Ch. 9 Quiz Questions
State governments typically do NOT
hire school personnel.
In the last fifty years or so, state funding for schools
increased dramatically.
A school superintendent
is the most powerful education officer in the district.
How much of the cost of public education does the federal government pay for?
less than 10 percent
Local school board members tend to be
white, male, middle or upper class.
According to Donald McCarty and Charles Ramsey, authors of The School Managers: Power and Conflict in American Public Education, a school board in a community dominated by a few powerful figures will seek out a superintendent
with a functionary style.
Individual states retain responsibility for education due to the
Tenth Amendment
The bond method of financing
creates a government loan for infrastructure needs.
School boards are often criticized for
dealing with too limited a range of issues.
The number of school districts in the nation has been
decreasing.
State constitutions guarantee the right to an "adequate education" with all the following phrases except:
equal test scores across the state
An "adequate education"
focuses on educational outcomes.
Local communities raise most of their educational revenues through
property tax.
What are the biggest sources of state funding for schools?
sales and personal income taxes
A frequently used method for financing large, one-time educational expenditures is called a
school bond