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35 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following best describes the organization and governance of public schools in America?
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Federal Government -> State Government -> School District -> Schools
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Which of the following congressional acts was passed to provide veterans with college tuition, room and board?
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Serviceman's Readjustment Act
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The person responsible for appointing the states chief of education officer as well as member of the state board of education is the
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Governor
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Responsibilities of state legislators include all of the following EXCEPT?
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enacting state laws that affect every aspect of public education
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State boards of education
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establish the standards by which schools are accredited
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A state department of education operates under the guidance of the
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Governor, Legislature, and State Boards (all of the above)
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the person in charge of the bureaucracy that is usually centralized in the states capitol city, and travels throughout the states as the acknowledged authority on how schools operate is the
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State Superintendent
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The state department of education addresses all of the following EXCEPT
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how state chief officers and board members are selected
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Mr. Parsons and Ms. Beck are interested in starting a new charter school, to which organization should they go to for approval?
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State Department of Education
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The institution that generally consists of volunteer members who set up policies for the operation of schools is the
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District School Board
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In Coffee County, voters may vote for any school board candidate regardless of the area in the district the candidate represents an example of
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an at-large election
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District School board responsibilities include all of the following EXEPT
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determining organization policy
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The school district's chief executive officer is
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superintendent
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All of the following are true about principals EXCEPT
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their role involves facility maintenance
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Not a strategy that principal would use in her school?
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not sure
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How much of the US government budget goes into public education?
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about 13%
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Public school revenues comes from what federal sources?
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not sure
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Different (or similarity) between laws and ethics are?
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Ethics tell us what we should and shouldn't do, while laws tell us what we can and can't do
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An ethical teacher
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guided by a set of beliefs, takes the high road, professionally (all of the above)
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Mr. Smith has a strong ability to put himself mentally in the place of others in order to appreciate a variety of perspectives.
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empathy
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Ethical teachers should do all of the following EXCEPT
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put standardized test scores ahead of all
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The 1st Amendment guarantees all of the following EXCEPT
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the right of due process
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Which amendment protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure
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4th Amendment
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Job security and the right to be heard if charges are made are rights of teachers protected under which amendment
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14th Amendment
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The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 requires schools to
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rate teachers and classrooms based on standardized test scores
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Issues that are addressed by state and local laws and policies include all of the following EXCEPT
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freedom of speech
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The policy of courts to use preceding court decisions in deciding future cases of a similar nature is called
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case law
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Teaching contracts typically include all of the following EXCEPT
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recent test scores
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Continuing contract status is known as
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tenure
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Teachers may be dismissed from their positions for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
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having a homosexual relationship with another adult
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A reduction in force may be caused by
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Low number of students, budget cuts, cancelled programs (all of the above)
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The procedures of due process generally require all EXCEPT
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the teacher must be given a severance package
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Formal complaints against a district are called
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grievances
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Which of the following scenarios best describes Murray vs Pittsburgh Board of Education?
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Teacher uses role-play to teach about racial relations
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Teachers can be dismissed by a school district for all EXCEPT
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having a child out of wedlock
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