Which term refers to sorting students into different groups or classes according to their perceived intellectual ability?
a. Tracking
b. Segregation
c. Integration
d. Testing
Question 2School segregation was outlawed in a series of Supreme Court decisions between the 1950s and the 1970s. Today, at every level, children tend to go to a school
a. that has quotas for how many children of different races and socioeconomic classes can be enrolled.
b. that has many races and socioeconomic classes.
c. with diverse races of generally the same socioeconomic class.
d. with others like themselves in socioeconomic status and race.
Question 3Students with a middle level of resources are more likely to attend which type of college?
a. Community college
b. Private liberal arts college
c. Public university
d. Private university
Question 4For most individuals, having _____ college education translates into a lifetime of lower earnings and low-mobility jobs.
a. a community
b. no
c. a state
d. a private
Question 5Which type of students are five times more likely to receive special accommodations for a learning disability when they take the SAT?
a. Students from New England prep schools
b. African American students from the inner city
c. Asian American students from Silicon Valley
d. Latino students from South Texas
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