Students couldn't be successful and school systems would fail miserably without these
What is educated teachers
100
Kids from these schools have a higher rate of graduation
What is private schools
100
In a private school, each student is required to pay this in order to help fund the school.
What is tuition.
100
This is a big reason families send their child to private school. A component public schools are not allowed to incorporate into the curriculum
What is religion
200
In some states, teachers are offered this which guarantees them a job for life.
What is tenure
200
According to "Waiting for Superman", a well-educated, hard-working person, who has the ability to save urban schools from failure.
What is a "super teacher"
200
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This Act was put into place by President George W. Bush in 2002 to boost the educational performance of children in America
What is the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
200
Funding has done this for the past few years, adding to the struggle of properly educating public school kids.
What is decrease.
200
Is a group of students that most public schools are required to take and provide resources for where as private schools can choose whether they want to enroll them
What is children with special needs
300
The main reason many teachers choose to go to private school
what is low salary
300
One of the most appealing reasons to become a teacher for the opportunity to get a degree and licensure in teaching, go to work, and then continue to go to school to attain a higher degree.
What is continuing education programs
300
This method has been tried for decades in order to boost student achievement due to the teacher's ability to to pay more attention to the students' needs.
What is lower class sizes.
300
About half of public school funding comes from this type of tax.
What is a local property tax.
300
This is what most private schools have. Because this is small in private schools, children are able to have a better quality education
What is class size
400
What many private school administrations allows their teachers to do where as in public school they don't
What is decision making/having more say in what they get to teach
400
Is a cycle that once started is hard to stop. The reason many students aren't doing well.
What is failure pattern
400
Because some teachers pass students along without them actually learning the things necessary for the next grade, this creates a larger what?
What is achievement gap
400
These schools are funded according to enrollment (also called average daily attendance, or ADA), and receive funding from the district and the state according to the number of students attending.
What are charter schools.
400
Public schools have to follow set guidelines for this where as private schools don't
What is curriculum
500
Is the percent of teachers that make more money than the average professional worker.
what is 11%
500
They get more money than teachers that teach anywhere else
What is public school teachers
500
Parents are more likely to be what in a private school kid's education because they are paying for it.
What is involved.
500
These are state-funded scholarships that pay for students to attend private school rather than public school.
What are school vouchers
500
Because of this parents have no choice but to put their kids in a low achieving public school