Federal Funding
These departments are in charge of financing federal education
What are the departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Labor, Defense, and Energy?
What is one controversial way the state provides money to schools?
State-sponsored lottery games
This is the largest source of educational funding
What is property tax?
What is the main reason parents say that they home school?
Give the children a better education
This act was instituted by the Department of Labor to help bridge the gap between education and the workplace
What is the School-to-Work Opportunities Act?
What state department controls education funding?
The Education Department
The percentage of school funding gained from local taxes
What is 78%?
What is the voucher system?
Allows state or local governments to provide funds to parents of school-aged children to be used for the education of the students at the school of their choice
In 2006, this amount of money was spent by the federal government for education
What is $166.5 billion?
Where does the state get majority of the money to fund education?
Taxes
These are the people who financially are the biggest school supporters
What are property owners?
Which state has the highest per-pupil expenditure?
New Jersey ($14,117)
The majority of federal funding goes to this category
What is elementary and secondary education?
What type of school is funded by the state?
Public School
This group of people determine the allocation of local funds for specific purposes
What is the Board of Education
Who is the policy-setting organization for individual school districts?
School Board
This department provides funding for free and reduced lunches
What is the biggest disagreement between community and state?
Fair Distribution
When the city polls the locals and is requesting a property tax increase in order to expand the local school (i.e. extending building, programs, etc.)
What is a levy?
What are the school choice options?
Voucher systems, magnet schools, charter schools, private schools, school privatization, and home schooling