Unit 14 Quiz

Evidence supporting the fact that Americans believe education is the single most important function provided by state and local governments is based on

a majority of the population is engaged or employed in education directly or indirectly.

A wave of education innovations in the states has

all of the above

President George W. Bush worked closely with Congress in 2002 to pass the No Child Left Behind Act, an educational program designed to hold schools, teachers, and students accountable. The law has

all of the above

The gradual decline in the quality of teachers is the result of

all of the above

When asked what were the biggest problems inhibiting public-school children's ability to learn in their community, teachers identified the following:

all of the above

The trend toward greater state involvement in public education in all fifty states was brought on in recent times by

pressures to address the perceived educational crisis.

The responsibility for establishing, supporting, and overseeing public schools is reserved for the states in the

tenth amendment

Some evidence of the performance of students and American schools can be seen in the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores and American College Test (ACT) scores, where

verbal and math scores dropped almost annually from 1963 to 1982; scores were erratic in the 1980s, but the trend has generally been flat since 2000, with a slight downward trend in the late 2000s.

In the landmark case of Serrano v. Priest (1971), the

California Supreme Court declared that variations in spending between wealthy and poor school districts are unconstitutional.

Among the states listed, which one has the highest teacher salaries

New York

Students are among those blamed for the current educational crisis. Critics say that students

lack motivation, drive, and the parental involvement to encourage them as students.

U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding inequities in state financing of education

left the decision about inequities arising from tax-based educational financing up to the states, and about twenty-seven state courts have found it unconstitutional in the ruling, San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriquez (1973).

Day-to-day operating authority for public education is delegated by states to

local governments in every state but Hawaii.

Efforts to equalize funding among school districts has

occurred in all states

The educational establishment includes all of the following except

parents