| Term | Definition |
|---|
| fastest growing area of public spending | Education Policy Problem Identification: Since 1945, education expenditures have represented the ____________________________________. |
| resolve racial conflict and inspire respect for diversity | provide values, aspirations, and a sense of identity to disadvantaged children | offer various forms of recreation and mass entertainment (football games, bands, choruses, cheerleading, etc) | reduce conflict in society by teaching children to get along well with others and to adjust to group living | reduce the highway accident toll, by teaching students to be good drivers | fight disease and poor health through physical education, health training, and even medical treatment | eliminate unemployment and poverty by teaching job skills | end malnutrition and hunger through school lunch and milk programs | fight drug abuse and educate children about sex | act as custodians for teenagers who have no interest in education | Education Policy Problem Identification: Examples of the many things schools are expected to do today. |
| a way to solve society's most pressing problems | Education policy objective: Promote education reform which many politicians and corporate leaders believe is _________________________________. |
| existing social and economic inequalities, universal access to education at all levels | Education policy objective: Many individuals believe that education can compensate for _____________________________– therefore, the call for _____________________________. |
| to be financially autonomous from the state | Education policy objective: To provide citizens with skills that allow them ________________________________. |
| competitive a nation will be | Education policy objective: The more educated the workforce, the more ________________________ in the international marketplace. |
| only basic provision, offered as a right of American citizenship | Education is the ________________________ of an advanced welfare state that is ________________________________. |
| state and local | Education is a ___________________ responsibility! |
| 15,000 | How many local school boards in 50 states? |
| local property taxes | Most school revenues are derived from _______________. |
| A Nation at Risk, in a state of crisis | Education Policy Problem Stream: The 1983 National Commission on Excellence in Education Report "__________________" claimed that American public education was _____________________. |
| Teachers | Tax Payers | School Board Members | School Administrators | Parents | Racial and Religious Groups | Teacher Unions | Students | Education policy interest groups. |
| a minimum high school curriculum of 4 years of English, 3 years of math, 3 years of social science, and .5 years of computer science | 4 to 6 years of foreign language study beginning in elementary grades | Standardized tests for achievement for all of these subjects | More homework, a 7 hour school day, and a 200 to 220 day school year | Reliable grades and standardized tests for promotion and graduation | Performance-based salaries for teachers and rewards for superior teaching | Education Policy Problem Stream: Some recommendations contained in "A Nation at Risk." |
| The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 | Education Policy Stream: ___________________________________: Established the single largest federal aid to education programs. Title I provided federal financial assistance to local educational agencies serving areas with concentrations of children from low-income families. |
| Head Start | Educational Spending and Student Achievement | Educational Block Grants | 1991 America "2000" Plan | 1992 Goals 2000: Educate America Act | 2002 No Child Left Behind Act | Education Policy Stream: Examples of education policies. |
| Johnson | Education Policy Politics Stream: ________________ Administration: Great Society Programs , War on Poverty |
| Reagan | Education Policy Politics Stream: __________________ Administration: Vowed to Abolish the Department of Education, Appointed the National Commission on Excellence in Education |
| Clinton | Education Policy Politics Stream: _____________ Administration: Signed the "Goals 2000: Educate America Act", which provided federal funds to help states develop standards. |
| Bush | Education Policy Politics Stream: _____________ Administration: No Child Left Behind Act |
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