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WorksheetsRury Ch. 5 & 6
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 57mins
What was one of the most striking features of the post-World War II period in the United States regarding education?
Decrease in school enrollments
Growing importance attached to schooling
Decline in technological advancements
Reduction in federal funding for education
What was the primary focus of the NAACP and other civil rights organizations in the late 1950s and 1960s regarding urban education?
Increasing funding for schools
Agitating for greater equity in urban education
Promoting private schooling
Reducing the number of school days
What event in Chicago in 1963 highlighted the issue of school segregation?
A large-scale teacher strike
Nearly 300,000 children staying home from school
A city-wide sports event
A major school fire
What was the impact of desegregation on Black graduation rates in the 1960s and 1970s?
Graduation rates decreased
Graduation rates remained the same
Graduation rates increased
Graduation rates fluctuated
What was a significant outcome of desegregation in the South according to the text?
Increased dropout rates among African American students
Improved academic performance for both African American and White students
Decreased funding for public schools
Higher rates of school closures
What was the purpose of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) passed in 1965?
To promote private schooling
To provide federal dollars to schools serving students from poverty backgrounds
To reduce taxes for middle-class families
To support higher education institutions
According to sociologist James Coleman, what factors were more important than school resources in determining children's academic outcomes?
Teacher qualifications
Family background factors
School infrastructure
Curriculum design
What was a significant outcome of the new research in the 1960s regarding special education?
Decrease in the number of special education students
Discovery of learning disabilities
Reduction in the need for special education
Elimination of separate classes for special-needs students
What was the impact of Title IX on female participation in competitive sports by the end of the 1970s?
A fivefold increase in female participation.
A decrease in female participation.
No significant change in female participation.
A slight increase in female participation.
What was Ronald Reagan's stance on the U.S. Department of Education during his presidency campaign?
He wanted to expand its role in federal government
He proposed to close it or at least remove it as a cabinet position
He aimed to increase its budget significantly
He planned to merge it with the Department of Labor
What was the impact of the report "A Nation at Risk"?
It led to the immediate implementation of new education policies.
It started a new period of reform in the education system.
It was largely ignored by policymakers.
It resulted in the closure of several schools.
What was a significant trend in high school graduation rates for Black students in the 1970s and 1980s?
They remained stagnant.
They began to approach those for Whites.
They declined significantly.
They surpassed those for Whites.
What was one of the main concerns of educators in the 1970s and 1980s regarding school size?
Increased academic performance
Greater psychological distance between adolescents and adults
Higher rates of student participation in extracurricular activities
Improved student-teacher relationships
What did the 1954 Brown decision mark in American thinking?
A shift in economic policy
A historic shift in thinking about race and social equity
A change in foreign policy
A new approach to environmental issues
How did education come to be considered in terms of social and cultural inequities?
As a way to increase segregation
As a form of compensation for social and cultural inequities
As a method to reduce job preparation
As a tool to decrease federal aid
Dewey argued that schooling was central to society. This included (pick 2)
school's role to cultivate values
a revision of traditional academic subjects
a concern with growing social divisions
letting children take control of their own learning
The idea that subjects should be aligned with assessment systems was an outgrowth of
systemic reform
NCLB
globalization
curriculum reform
Many considered ______ to be the most ambitious educational reform effort in our nation's history
ESSA
CCSS
"A Nation at Risk"
NCLB
Neo-liberal critiques of public education include... (pick 3)
they are inefficient
they do not respond to communal needs
they are overly expensive
they are closely tied to economic development
