More Students & Bigger Schools
Has there been a change in US schools over the years?
Yes
What has happened to budgets for schools?
They have greatly raised
What did the GI Bill of 1944 do?
Paid for veterans’ educations
True/False: Most early colleges were private and existed only to train ministers.
True
True/False: Historians believe that James Conant sparked educators to show more attention to educational testing.
True
What types of schools have doubled in population over the years?
Public Schools
What does NDEA mean?
National Defense Education Act
Why did the government create the GI Bill of 1944?
They noticed citizens’ whose education got interrupted by the military
True/False: Home schooling was originally for children who lived so far away from their designated schools that their parents just taught them from home instead.
True
What test did Conant look at to measure a student’s potential success at Harvard?
The SAT
Why are classes having to be held in gyms, hallways, and storage closets?
Because of the need for schools
In 1958, what improved math, science, engineering, and foreign language programs?
A huge surplus in federal dollars
How did the government begin increasing its participation in education in 1957?
They created acts & programs with federal aid for specific areas
What has happened to the enrollment of Catholic schools? What about non-Catholic schools?
Catholic school enrollment has declined, while non-Catholic school enrollment has increased.
What is the Educational Testing Service (ETS)?
The world’s largest testing non-profit that provides fair and valid assessments, research, etc.
Why have states lowered certification requirements?
So they could get teachers in classrooms quicker
When did curriculums narrow to look more like current times?
1940s
Which of the following is an example of the categorical federal aid from the government?
a. National Defense Education Act of 1958
b. Project Head Start
c. International Education Act of 1966
d. All of the above
D. All of the above
What are the biggest motivations for home schooling?
Drugs, alcohol, smoking, and gangs
What were standardized tests developed for?
To assess learning and aptitude
What has happened to the number of separate school districts?
They’ve greatly reduced
What act made schools begin to design programs to accommodate the need for students with disabilities?
The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
What is: the access to similar education for all students; regardless of race, gender, religion, or familial ties?
Equal Educational Opportunities
What is it called when parents do not provide formal instruction, but instead allow their children to learn through whatever they naturally do?
Unschooling or Non-Schooling
What kind of testing have most states implemented?
Achievement Testing