History of Education Policy

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Which of the following was true about the Enlightenment's effects on Education?

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Enlightenment thinkers reasoned that citizens need to be educated if a Democracy is to function.

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Which of the following is most true about the "arc" of education policy in the united states from its origins to now? Rapid, fair, and equal expansion of who could receive education, Gradual removal of various constituent groups from the education system., Expansion of the role of federal policy in education affairs., Reduction of the role of the federal government in education affairs.

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Expansion of the role of federal policy in education affairs.

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Horace Mann - What's the deal?

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He established schools in the Northeast that provided free-at-the-point-of-delivery education to all citizens.

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Which of the following is true about how the Civil War shaped American Education Policy? It concluded by dramatically increasing the population of citizens and, therefore, of students., It ended segregation of African American children in public school in the United States., It ended education opportunities for the children of immigrants in the United States., It started the Cold War, which yielded the publication of the "Nation at Risk" report.

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It concluded by dramatically increasing the population of citizens and, therefore, of students.

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Which of the following is true about the Jim Crow era and Education policy? It witnessed a dramatic expansion in free public education for all of America's children., It was an era in which the Federal government exercised strong control over state education policies., It ended when the Supreme Court overruled School Segregation in Plessey v. Ferguson in 1898., Education was a primary target of Jim Crow laws as a means to limit expanded education and citizenship rights.

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Education was a primary target of Jim Crow laws as a means to limit expanded education and citizenship rights.

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Which of the following was NOT an outcome of the "Little Rock Case" during Dwight Eisenhower's administration? Options: School segregation was upheld and remained the law of the land., The federal government deployed the military to enforce a federal education policy., The Tenth amendment to the constitution became less relevant in limiting federal policy., The federal government began using funding as a mechanism to enforce policy.

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School segregation was upheld and remained the law of the land.

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Which of the following is true about "Compensatory" oriented federal education policy? It usually comes from the political "right", It is the origin point for high-stakes testing policies., It assumes the premise that "Education isn't working"., It assumes the premise that "Education isn't enough".

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It assumes the premise that "Education isn't enough".

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Which of the following is NOT true about the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1956):
It was a "compensatory" oriented federal education policy.
It was drafted just following Russia's successful launch of Sputnik.
It is the origin point for Titles in "Title" federal funding for schools.
It was part of Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty".

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It was drafted just following Russia's successful launch of Sputnik.

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Which of the following "Title's" directs federal funding to students in poverty? Title I, Title II, Title III, Title IV

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Title I

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Since 1954, which of the following has been the most influential means the Federal government has used to apply its policies on state governments?
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The threat of force,
The honor system,
"Title" funding,
The federal government has played little or no role in education funding due to the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution.

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"Title" funding