Chapter 7

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

Property tax

17. School boards determine educational policy, and majority of their members tend to be

White

16.When teachers and principals have to remedy antiquated buildings, they give higher priority to

Lights and air conditioners

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

Maryland

2. 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

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

Parents

22. Identify the responsibilities of the school superintendents.

They are the most powerful education officer in the school district. For example handling budgets, new programs, etc.

20. Most school board members view themselves as

Trustee Representatives

14.Commercialism promotes

Self Gratification

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

Guerilla Marketing

10. Describe the attitude of Americans toward inequities in school funding?

Individuals circumstances are obstacles to be overcome

21. School boards are often criticized for

Being in the back seat when it comes to educational change and reform

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

Categorical Grants

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

Educational outcome

8. What does the adequate educational guarantees pertaining to the educational clauses present in the constitution of different states?

Every student receives an efficient, sound or thorough education

23.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 who

Has a functionary style

11. The ________ is collected through payroll deductions, money deducted even before one receives salary.

Personal Gax

18. What are the responsibilities of the chief state school officer?

Planning school activities

4. What was the outcome of the San Antonio v. Rodriguez (1973) ruling of the Supreme Court?

Preserving local control was a legitimate reason to use the property tax system

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

Public wants to see academic progress for their tax dollars

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

Robin Hood Reformers

6. What court case led to the advent of Robin Hood reformers?

Serano vs Priest

19. Who conducts the educational research and development?

State Department of Education

5. What was the significance of the Serrano v. Priest (1971) ruling of the California Supreme Court?

Struck down states financial system as unconstitutional