History: Chapter 7: Lesson 4: Education

A school that is paid for by the government is a __________ school.

• private
• public
• trade
• research

California’s state higher education system is organized into three parts:

• University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges
• University of California, California Community Colleges, Trade Schools
• Trade Schools, California State University, California Community Colleges
• University of California, California State University, Trade Schools

Which of the following is true about education in California?

• California has fewer school districts of any other state.
• California has many public schools, but few private schools.
• Most of the universities and colleges in California are private.
• California has more public school students than any other state.

The fact that the state of California spends more than half its money on education shows that __________.

• the state feels education is important
• the state should open more private schools
• the state is not providing an education to everyone
• the state’s schools are funded by the federal government

The term that refers to the “deep study of a subject” is __________.

• campus
• research
• university
• higher education

Stanford University __________.

• was the state’s first public university
• was the first free public school in California
• is a top-rated private university located in the San Francisco Bay area
• is the most highly-rated school in the California Community Colleges system

The University of California at Berkeley was founded in 1868 and was the state’s first _________ university.

• trade
• private
• community
• public

A trade school is:

• A school paid for by private groups or individuals, rather than the government
• A part of the government set up to run a certain thing in a specific area
• A school paid for by the government
• A school that teaches technical skills required for a specific job

The first free public school opened in California in ________.

• 1945
• 1950
• 1951
• 1968

California has more ________________ than any other state in the United States.

• trade schools
• public school students
• pre-school teachers
• crocodiles