Savage Inequalities
Educational Finance
School-business connections
Corporations, Commerce, and Schools
Miscellaneous
100
What percentage of African Americans lived in East St. Louis?
98%
100
What is per-pupil expenditure?
The amount of money spent per student.
100
How much money is spent on K-12 education annually?
$300 billion
100
What is the central public institution for the development of human resources?
Schools
100
What percentage live on welfare in East St. Louis?
75%
200
What was the main problem throughout East St.Louis and caused horrible living situations?
Sewar systems.
200
What is the average public school per-pupil expenditure for the state of Virginia?
$7,043
200
What government publication discussed the benefits of partnering with a variety of different public and private organizations?
A Guide to Developing Educational Partnerships.
200
What type of partnership supports by direct grant, special project sponsorship, advertising in school media, discounted purchase arrangements, equipment, and a variety of other avenues that provides much-needed money for school uses?
Business-to-school partnerships.
200
How much was the average public school per-pupil expenditures in Georgia?
$9,352
300
In the reading the author said that gifted children are everywhere but their gifts are lost. What are they lost to?
They are lost to POVERTY.
300
Who is at an advantage due to local property taxes?
Wealthier communites.
300
There are multiple strains of corporate involvement in public education. Some forms of involvement are focused on the creation of what?
A long-term relationship or partnership with schools.
300
The major purpose for schooling is what?
Social well-being.
300
How much is spent on student transportation annually?
$8.3 billion
400
What did the author compare East St. Louis to?
A third world country.
400
What six states/provinces haven't had to defend it's school finance system in court?
Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Mississippi, Delaware, and the District of Columbia.
400
Corporations have focused on career preperation and job readiness programs in schools. What program did American Express in New York City devlop?
The Academy of Finance
400
________ of teaching materials, athletics, school building and facilities, and media has become a standard fixture in schools.
Commercialization
400
In the school year 2003-2004, what was the percentage of revenue at the state level?
49.1%
500
Of the 55% of students that graduate, how many students will go to a four year college?
20%
500
What year had the highest percent of federal revenue?
1979-1980 with 9.8%
500
How many categories did Mickelson include in his typology of school-business partnerships?
six
500
Human capital is that investment in humans can be at least as valuable to the economy as investments in plants and equipment. What is a key investment strategy?
Education
500
What's the annual cost of educating the nations "average" public school student?
$8,724
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