FED Educational Policy and School Reform

Question 1

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 required states to:

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Test students annually in reading and math and report results disaggregated by subgroup

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Fully fund all public schools equally

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Eliminate standardized testing entirely

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Grant full local control over school curriculum

Question 2

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015 replaced NCLB primarily by:

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Shifting significant accountability authority back to individual states

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Eliminating all federal oversight of public education

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Requiring national standardized tests for all grades K-12

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Federalizing teacher evaluation systems

Question 3

The 'Nation at Risk' report (1983) is significant in US education history because it:

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Warned that poor academic performance threatened American economic competitiveness and sparked the standards movement

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Called for eliminating standardized testing

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Mandated bilingual education in all public schools

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Recommended reducing the length of the school year

Question 4

Charter schools in the United States are best characterized as:

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Publicly funded schools that operate with greater autonomy from district regulations in exchange for accountability for results

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Private schools funded entirely by tuition

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Religious schools receiving government vouchers

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Alternative schools serving only special education students

Question 5

School voucher programs are primarily intended to allow parents to:

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Use public funds to pay tuition at private, including religious, schools of their choice

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Receive tax credits for homeschooling expenses

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Transfer their child to any public school in the state

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Access federal grants for college preparation

Question 6

Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provides federal funding primarily to:

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Schools and districts with high concentrations of students from low-income families

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Gifted and talented programs in suburban schools

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Physical education and arts programs nationwide

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Advanced Placement courses in public high schools