YES Education: Pretest

Which state has the most school districts in the top 10 largest districts in the nation?

• Florida

• California

• New York

• Puerto Rico

What U.S supreme court case made segregation in public schools illegal?

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Roe vs. Wade

• Tinker vs. Des Moines

What year was “Separate but Equal” ruled as the law of the land?

• 1937

• 1896

• 1998

• 1865

What term is defined as predominantly white and relatively affluent areas divorcing themselves from school districts that are majority-minority and have greater poverty? 

• Separatism

• Prejudice

• Neo-Colonialism

• Neo-Segregation

What does the acronym “HBCU” stand for?

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• Higher Black and Colored Universities

• Higher Books for Colleges and Universities

• Historical Black and Colored Universities

What does BC/BCE and AD/ADE stand for?

In your own words, describe the, "School to Prison" pipeline.

Name 5 states that have graduation rates that are higher than the national average.

What are the factors that determine the education achievement gap?

According to the suspension rates data for your school district, what demographic of students have the highest suspension rates? How do you know? Why do you think that is?