The achievement gap among students exists mainly because educators provide some students with a rigorous quality curriculum, provide fewer material resources to students who have the greatest need, and
A. expect less of minority or low-income children.
B. expect less of female students than male students.
C. do not teach as well when working in a low income school.
D. expect students to be able to master learning with little direct instruction.
Q. 2Professional school counselors too often accept responsibilities that are not part of their role and function, including
A. cafeteria duty.
B. bus duty.
C. disciplinary responsibilities.
D. All of the above.
Q. 3The data shows that poor students and students of color
A. receive less of an education because they are more apathetic.
B. are more likely to attend schools with higher funding formulas.
C. are systematically denied an education that would lead to more career opportunities.
D. None of the above.
Q. 4Education reform is now driven by an awareness that __________ numbers of minority children are attending schools in both rural and urban communities than ever before.
A. smaller
B. larger
C. equal
D. unknown
Q. 5What is one of the main reasons a gap in achievement exists among poor, minority children and middle class children?
A. Poor and minority students are not interested in learning and lack motivation.
B. Parents of poor and minority students are not able to pay for a private school.
C. Educators spend more time working with middle-class students than with poor and minority students.
D. Educators often fail to provide sufficient materials to poor and minority students.
Q. 6In the United States, two primary developments have fueled education reform efforts:
A. higher academic standards and financial demands on the school.
B. the call for accountability and higher academic standards.
C. accountability for educating students to higher academic standards and the economic demand for a more knowledgeable workforce.
D. economic demand for a more knowledgeable workforce and large spending increases.