U.S. public education comprises just over 10 of our countrys GDP and has been growing about 1 per year for the last decade
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 2] Expenditures for all U.S. public education totaled as much as the combined revenues of General Motors, General Electric, Ford, IBM, Dell, and Cisco
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 3] The U.S. spends more per pupil on public education (Pre K-12) than any other nation.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 4] In the U.S. teaching has always been a high prestige profession
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 5] In 1950 fewer than 15 of Black students finished high school
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 6] In 1950 about two thirds of the population finished high school.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
[Ques. 7] While in public administration the average manager supervises 4.4 employees, in elementary and secondary schools administrators supervise how many people according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
a. 15.2
b. 11.7
c. 10.3
d. 6.5
e. 5.7
[Ques. 8] Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Some people believe there are too many administrators in public schools today.
b. There are more administrators in public schools today than there were in 1950.
c. There are more administrators today than there were 50 years ago because the complexity of running a school has increased.
d. School administrators supervise more employees than do counterparts in health care, transportation and warehousing, and public administration.
e. School administrators supervise the fewest number of employees.
[Ques. 9] Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Increasing education spending does not help student achievement.
b. Spending money on high quality teachers does not help student achievement.
c. Educator salaries are low in comparison with other similarly qualified professionals.
d. Over the past decade, educator salaries have remained flat controlling for inflation.
[Ques. 10] Which of the following is true concerning NAEP test scores in the U.S.?
a. Almost all test scores have increased or remained level in spite of a wider variance in students taking the test
b. Student NAEP scores in reading are significantly lower now than they were 25 years ago
c. Student NAEP scores in math are significantly lower now than they were 25 years ago
d. Virtually all NAEP scores in reading and math for Black students are significantly lower than they were in the 1970s.