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The approximate time when education officially went from local to state controlled.
What is mid 1800's.
100
The agency that regulates Missouri's curriculum standards.
What is DESE- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
100
The popular educational newspaper that featured an op-ed article by Diane Ravitch who argued for a national core curriculum.
What is Education Week
100
The country whose officials have recently undertaken an ambitious plan to standardize the education system serving 3.3 million K-12 students?
What is Austrailia
100
The type of curriculum design that resembles a national core curriculum.
What is Classical Curriculum
200
The percentage of Americans who in May 2001 supported nationalized standardized tests.
What is 78%
200
The year that the Show-Me Standards were approved as a final regulation by the Missouri State Board of Education
What is 1996 (January 18)
200
The op-ed columnist who argued in favor of a nationalized curriculum in the newspaper, Education Week.
Who is Diane Ravitch
200
No Child Left Behind called for increased ______________ and improved _________________
What is accountability and performance
200
The two main arguments for a nationalized curriculum.
What is economic competiveness & tool for equity
300
The state that adopted a monumental statewide reading instruction curriculum in 1987.
What is California.
300
The number of goals that the academic standards of Missouri are developed around (number between 1 and 10).
What is 4 (goals). Goal 1 -- Students in Missouri public schools will acquire the knowledge and skills to gather, analyze and apply information and ideas. Goal 2 -- Students in Missouri public schools will acquire the knowledge and skills to communicate effectively within and beyond the classroom. Goal 3 -- Students in Missouri public schools will acquire the knowledge and skills to recognize and solve problems. Goal 4 -- Students in Missouri public schools will acquire the knowledge and skills to make decisions and act as responsible members of society.
300
A progressive think tank that released a report in 2005 supporting rigorous national curriculum standards in core subject areas.
What is The Center for American Progress
300
A law-suit was filed against the state of California based on the belief that the required text books used by the students were ____________.
What is "too religious"
300
The theorist who argued for a Classical Curriculum
Who is Adler
400
This president introduced an AMERICA 2000 plan, which advocated "world class standards" and achievement tests
Who is George H.W. Bush
400
The three ratings given to public schools by the Missouri School Improvement Program, based on standardized assessments.
What is Accredited, Provisionally Accredited, or Unaccredited.
400
The percentage of school funds that come from the federal government.
What is less than 10%
400
The school subject that most individuals arguing against a nationalized curriculum fear would be most destroyed.
What is state history
400
The April 29 meeting of Congress to discuss the reauthorization of NCLB entitled, "Strengthening America's Competitiveness through Common Academic Standards" was closely monitored by this group.
What is the Home School Legal Defense Association
500
The local control over educational curricula goes back to this (approximate) year, when European settlers erected the first schools.
What is the 1600's
500
The four areas of the public schools investigated by the Missouri School Improvement Program.
What is Curriculum, Assessment, Instruction, and Professional Development
500
The bill HR 1429 was voted on during 2007 in efforts to nationalize the standards of this early childhood program
What is Head Start
500
This 2001 Educational Act was the closest the U.S. has come to a national core curriculum.
What is No Child Left Behind
500
Those against national standards believe that centralizing education in Washington would lead to nationalized curriculum __________ and __________.
tests and textbooks