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WorksheetsSchools and Society
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 25mins
(True/False) In some countries, education is available only to the wealthy.
True
False
(True/False) In the United States, education is based on a national system.
True
False
Control of public education falls under:
individual state governments
local communities
federal government
State board of education does not:
provides leadership
promotes education standards and equality of access to schools
advocates for citizen support, public funds
help run schools at a day to day level
(True/False) Superintendent of public instruction: acts as a link between legislature and board of education.
True
False
In public schools, teachers need to be certified by:
State department of education
Superintendent of public instruction
Legislature
State board of education
(True/False) School board works with state legislation to set the vision for the district.
True
False
Dr. Zupin is the _______ of Benton Community School Corporation.
District superintendent
commissioner of education
commissioner of State department of education
Principal
Mr. Robb is the ________ of Benton Central High School.
School Board President
Superintendent
Principal
Commissioner of education
Private schools __________ receive state funding.
Do
Do not
Private schools are:
not required to hire certified teachers
not required to accept every student
not real schools
not based on tuition
(True/False) US: six million students in private schools.
False
True
State funding on average makes up ______ % of funding for education.
47
20
8
45
Local funding on average makes up ______ % of funding for education.
47
20
8
45
Federal funding on average makes up ______ % of funding for education.
47
20
8
45
Those who rent or lease ________ pay property taxes.
Do
Do Not
People without children may not attend school programs or run for position on the local school board.
True
False
States use the following for funding for education:
income taxes
estate and inheritance taxes
sales taxes
payroll taxes
Everyone is taxed for education, even people without children. (True/False)
True
False
Businesses may enter into a more formal relationship with a school called a:
corporate-education partnership
career and technical education
charitable foundations
civic group partnership
What year did the US Department of Education originate?
1901
1957
1850
1867
Who is the current US Secretary to the Department of Education?
Katie Jenner
Elias Jones
Linda McMahon
Miguel Cardona
The agency responsible for the operation of schools within a state?
State Department of Health
State Legislature
School Administrators
State Department of Education
Who is responsible for the certifying of teachers? (licensing)
schools
state department of education
colleges/universities
superintendent of public instruction
Who is the current Secretary of Education in the state of Indiana?
Miguel Cardona
Katie Jenner
Mr. VanDerAa
Mr. Elias Jones
Who makes recommendations to the school boards on who to hire for their schools?
principals
school board members
department chairs
superintendent
person, either elected or appointed, that acts as the link between the state legislature and the board of education
secretary of education
superintendents
parent councils
school board memebers
These people oversee daily operations of a school, including day to day school activities.
athletic directors
school administrators
school board members
teachers
the average amount of money a school district spends to educate one student for one year
(a)
businesses and schools formal relationships
(a)
group of elected or appointed people that sets policies and makes decisions about how schools within the district should be run
(a)
students that have characteristics or experiences that make them more likely to fail academically are often called
(a)
the three levels of school funding include the following except:
state
federal
local
school corporation
How can community members support their schools? List 3.
State governments have the same key people that control public education. They are...(list 4).
