Education Acts and Legal Cases Quiz

Which act provided funding to US educational institutions at all levels?

• National Defense Education Act 1958

• Proposition 227 CA 1998

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965

• Williams vs. CA

What was the ruling in the Diana vs. State Board of Education case?

• Charged school district for failing to address the needs of ELL students

• All CA public schools must have textbooks and materials

• Spanish-speaking children should be retested in their native language

• Using test scores to group students into tracks was unconstitutional

What was the outcome of the Lau vs. Nichols case?

• Using test scores to group students into tracks was unconstitutional

• Spanish-speaking children should be retested in their native language

• A CA school district receiving federal funds must provide non-English speaking students with instruction in the English language

• Ruled that all CA public schools must have textbooks and materials

What was the main focus of Proposition 227 CA 1998?

• Provided funding to US educational institutions at all levels

• Requires CA to teach LEP students in special classes taught nearly all in English

• Access to education to shorten achievement gaps, provided support for bilingual education

• Ruled that using test scores to group students into tracks was unconstitutional

What was the outcome of the Castañada v. Pickard case?

• Charged school district for failing to address the needs of ELL students

• Spanish-speaking children should be retested in their native language

• Using test scores to group students into tracks was unconstitutional

• A CA school district receiving federal funds must provide non-English speaking students with instruction in the English language

What was the ruling in the Williams vs. CA case?

• A CA school district receiving federal funds must provide non-English speaking students with instruction in the English language

• Ruled that all CA public schools must have textbooks and materials

• Spanish-speaking children should be retested in their native language

• Using test scores to group students into tracks was unconstitutional

What was the main focus of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965?

• Requires CA to teach LEP students in special classes taught nearly all in English

• Access to education to shorten achievement gaps, provided support for bilingual education

• Provided funding to US educational institutions at all levels

• Ruled that using test scores to group students into tracks was unconstitutional

What was the main focus of the National Defense Education Act 1958?

• Requires CA to teach LEP students in special classes taught nearly all in English

• Ruled that using test scores to group students into tracks was unconstitutional

• Access to education to shorten achievement gaps, provided support for bilingual education

• Provided funding to US educational institutions at all levels

What was the outcome of the Diana vs. State Board of Education case?

• Using test scores to group students into tracks was unconstitutional

• Spanish-speaking children should be retested in their native language

• A CA school district receiving federal funds must provide non-English speaking students with instruction in the English language

• Charged school district for failing to address the needs of ELL students

What was the main focus of the Williams vs. CA case?

• Provided funding to US educational institutions at all levels

• Ruled that using test scores to group students into tracks was unconstitutional

• Access to education to shorten achievement gaps, provided support for bilingual education

• Requires CA to teach LEP students in special classes taught nearly all in English