History
Horace Mann
Who is considered the father of the common school?
Existentialism
What is the philosophy that emphasizes the ability of an individual to determine the course and nature of his or her own education?
Property taxes
Historically, what was the primary way communities raised funds for the public schools?
Who might be considered part of the "hidden school government"?
Not the cause of social inequities
What are schools?
1890-1940
When was the Progressive Era in education?
Progressivism
What is an educational philosophy that organizes schools around the concerns, curiosity, and real-world experiences of students?
San Antonio v Rodriguez
What was the legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court declared in a 5 to 4 vote that education was not a "fundamental right" under the U.S. Constitution and that preserving local control was a legitimate reason to use the property tax system, despite its flaws.
Tenth Amendment
Donald Trump and Elon Musk
Who is attempting to abolish the U.S. Department of Education?
John Dewey
Who was the philosopher who many consider the father of progressive education?
Social Reconstructionism
What is a philosophy that encourages schools, teachers, and students to direct their energies toward alleviating pervasive social inequities?
Adequacy
What is the educational legal concept that all students should acquire the basic skills they need to be effective citizens and compete in the labor market?
The district superintendent
Who is the most powerful education officer in the school district?
Funds directed at specific categories and targeted educational needs
What are categorical grants?
They were less expensive to hire
Why were women so often selected to teach in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Essentialism
What is a philosophy that strives to teach students the accumulated knowledge of our civilization through core courses in the traditional academic disciplines?
10%
What is the percentage of funding for public schools that comes from the federal government?
The body that passes state education laws which the state department of education, the districts, and the schools must follow
What is the state legislature?
What is the one question you should ask of any new policy or practice?
Salvation
What was the main reason Puritans wanted their children to learn to read?
Perennialism
What is the philosophy that emphasizes rationality as the major purpose of education, asserts that the essential truths are recurring and universally true, and stresses Great Books.
Title I
What is the section of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (and the Every Students Succeeds Act) that provides federal funds to supplement local education resources for students from low-income families?
13,300
Approximately how many school districts are there in the United States?
Who is Linda McMahon?