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WorksheetsELP 548- Week 5
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for the privatization of American public schools listed in our text?
a)
Increasing productivity in education
b)
Meeting national competition
c)
Improving schools for our children
d)
Providing democratic choice
2.
What is the name of the corporate partnership established by Coca-Cola in 2001 that offers support and rewards for schools engaged in partnership activities?
a)
The Council for Corporate and School Partnerships
b)
Business Roundtable
c)
Adopt-A-School America
d)
National Coalition for Corporate School Partnership
3.
Which of the following is NOT a myth of privatization listed in our text?
a)
Efficiency
b)
Market Driven and Consumer Responsive
c)
Accountable to the Public
d)
Rewards Merit and Cuts Incompetence
4.
In the corporate strategy model, students are seen as ----
a)
Customers
b)
Advertising Agents
c)
Consumers
d)
Commodities
5.
Which early 20th century author wrote stories criticizing the meat packing industry for their lack of safety and public health concerns as well as criticism of businesses influencing school policies and practices?
a)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
b)
Sinclair Lewis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Edith Wharton
6.
Which of the followings is not included in the ways political control is exercised over schools?
a)
A. Voting for local School Boards
b)
B. Parents voting with their feet by deciding to exercise choice regarding what school their children attend
c)
C. Voting for representatives in the federal and state governments
d)
D. Voting for principal
7.
School board appoints the superintendents of schools, who functions as the chief executive officer of the school district. Is it true or false
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which of the following is not a reason people criticize the school board?
a)
A. They don’t represent the interests of the parents
b)
B. They lead a radical education reform
c)
C. They are composed of elite members
d)
D. They don't represent the social composition of the local community
9.
Taxpayer dollars are used to pay for all or part of the cost for students from low-income families to attend private and, often, religious schools. What type of school choices is this?
a)
A. Low-Income Private School Vouchers
b)
B. Failing-School Choice
c)
C. Public-Private Choice
d)
D. Public School Choice
10.
On what grounds did Friedman blame the poor quality of public schools?
a)
A.) Lack of Professional Teachers
b)
B. Lack of Proper Leadership
c)
C. Lack of Competition
d)
Lack of Parent Participation
11.
Which of the following characteristics DOES NOT describe Charter Schools?
a)
A. Tuition-free public schools "exempt from significant state and local rules"
b)
B. Is nonsectarian in its operations (no affiliation with a religious institution)
c)
C. Formed to ease budget problems by reducing the number of teachers employed
d)
D. Provides a program of elementary or secondary education or both
12.
Charter schools tend to have more high poverty students as compared to regular public schools.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Research has shown that charter schools have been effective in increasing student academic achievement scores in both math and reading.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The number of students home schooled increased between the years 1970 and 2011. The top reason families choose to home school their children is:
a)
A. Curriculum choice
b)
B. Religious convictions
c)
C. Positive social environment
d)
D. Specific needs of the child
15.
Jeb Bush's Foundation for Excellence in Education has proposed legal changes that must be made in state laws to expand distance learning/online instruction. Which of the following describes some requirements for laws involved with providing online courses to students in K-12?
a)
A. Online courses aligned with common core curriculum and all providers treated equally
b)
B. Limits on the number of credits earned online, making online instruction only during the school year
c)
C. Online courses only offered to private schools, with online instruction offered all year long
d)
D. Vouchers provided for online instruction with private providers treated differently than public schools
16.
What is NOT one of the powers or responsibilities of the school board?
a)
A. Set the general rules about what is to take place in school
b)
B. Run the day to day operations of the schools
c)
C. Hiring all school district employees
d)
D. Employee relations, including collective bargaining with the teachers union
17.
The CENTRAL OFFICE STAFF is a cadre of supervisors and specialist who work closely with the superintendent to carry out the school boards policies
a)
True
b)
False
18.
The successful principal has to be:
a)
Able to partner more with school-based personnel, to help improve instruction in the classroom
b)
Able to provides assistance or advice in such areas as recruitment on volunteers.
c)
Adept at collaborating with various stakeholders to make data driven decisions that raise student achievement
d)
None of the above
19.
In a system of COMMUNITY CONTROL, An elected community Council does more than offer advice- it holds all of the decision-making power instead of the central school board
a)
True
b)
False
20.
An office or agency in a middle position between the state department of education and local school districts.
a)
Intermediate Unit
b)
B. Regional Educational Service Agency (RESA)
c)
C. Both A and B are correct
d)
D. None of the above
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