name that philosopher
old school
new school
Law and Order
making the grade
100
Education should be put back to a more "ideal naturalized state." This person also believed that society is corrupt and children should be taught removed from the corruption of society.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
100
historical equivalent to preschool
What is the Dame School?
100
a publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the certain terms with a local or national authority.
What is a charter school?
100
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)
What is the name of the law that requires schools to provide a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment (LRE)?
100
1) Local property taxes 2) State funds 3) Federal funds
Public Schools have three levels of public funding. They are in order of magnitude?
200
Thomas Jefferson's belief about mandatory education
What is not forcing parents to put their children into school? Jefferson believed that it was better to have the rare instance of a child not being educated than to force the common thought of education on a child and his father.
200
"toe the line"
What was the primary means of assessing students in the 1800's in the USA?
200
Role of standardized testing in 2015
What is comparing student learning outcomes across districts and states as well as international. Bonus "stars" if you said to evaluate teacher effectiveness! Follow up: What was the role of standardized testing in 1918?
200
The federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
What is Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)
200
Charter schools, private schools, home schooling.
What are School choice advocates legal options for their students?
300
Horace Mann's belief about the role of education in a community
Who belived that political stability and social harmony depended on a basic level of literacy and the inculcation of common public ideals?
300
% of children were in school in 1900
What is 50 %?
300
The school drop-out rate in the United States as of 2012
What is 7%? The dropout rate represents the percentage of 16- through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and have not earned a high school credential (either a diploma or an equivalency credential such as a General Educational Development [GED] certificate).
300
NYSed: Section 3205 - Title IV, Article 65, Part I S 3205.
What are the mandatory age requirements for school attendance in NY? Attendance of minors upon full time day instruction. In each school district of the state, each minor from six to sixteen years of age shall attend upon full time instruction.
300
Some states allow families to apply their per pupil dallars on the school of their choice. This voucher rarely covers the actual cost of tution or supplies.
What are vouchers
400
Jean Piaget declared in 1934 that "only education is capable of saving our societies from possible collapse, whether violent, or gradual".
What did Jean Piaget declare in 1934 about the role of education?
400
the three R's
What is considered the basic curriculum (abbr.)?
400
the basic curriculum for 2015 in English and Math is derived from this (in most states across the country).
What is Common Core Standards?
400
Code 999
What is the regulation that school administrators use to code allow parents/caregivers to formally request that their student "opt-out" of state testing.
400
In 1965 landmark legislation was passed by the federal government the changed American public schools dramatically.
What is The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
500
John Dewey's principle approach to education.
What are ideas based on pragmatism, an approach that assesses the truth of meaning of theories or beliefs in terms of the success of their practical application? This individual argued that curriculum should be relevant to students' lives.
500
the primary purpose of education in the 1900s
What was to "Americanize" the immigrant population?
500
To prepare you for college or work
What is the primary role of education in 2015?
500
1) Most significant of the lot: Brown v. The Board of Education of Kansas, which overturned Plessey v. Ferguson in 1954. 2) G.I. Bill. 3)The National School Lunch Act, sought to close the achievement gap between socioeconomic classes by providing free or reduced-cost meals to qualifying students. 4) Title IX 5) No Child Left Behind Act:links funding to testing scores, wideing the gap between the "haves and have nots"
What is the most significant law in the history of public school?
500
in accordance with sections 3001 and 3009 of Education Law and Part 80 of the regulations of the Commissioner of Education...
What is NYS Certification Law
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