The purpose of Title I is to
a. enable districts to develop curricular programs on multicultural education.
b. improve the education of economically disadvantaged children.
c. provide districts with funds to implement desegregation plans.
d. support educational programs that help handicapped children.
[Ques. 2] Compensatory school programs target
a. low-income students.
b. minority students.
c. gifted students.
d. female students.
[Ques. 3] In general, research on the impact of desegregation shows that
a. desegregation has had no positive effect on the academic performance of minorities and has not improved relationships among ethnic groups.
b. desegregation has had a positive impact on the academic achievement of minorities but a negative impact on relationships among ethnic groups.
c. desegregation has had a negative impact on both the academic achievement of minorities and the relationships among ethnic groups.
d. where schools have been successfully desegregated and integrated, there is some evidence of both increased academic achievement of minority groups and better relationships among ethnic groups.
[Ques. 4] The addition of a large Asian American population to big-city schools has caused districts with desegregation plans to
a. devise a multiethnic plan.
b. discard their plans.
c. implement the Milwaukee plan.
d. use magnet schools.
[Ques. 5] Which of the following desegregation plans represents the most voluntary approach on the part of parents to move children to another school?
a. busing
b. alteration of school district lines
c. magnet schools
d. school pairing
[Ques. 6] Ken, a school board member in a segregated district, chairs a committee that is planning a voluntary desegregation strategy for a portion of his district. Which of the following plans would be most appropriate for his committee to consider?
a. altered attendance areas
b. busing
c. controlled choice
d. paired schools
[Ques. 7] Miguel lives in a Hispanic neighborhood in a very large city. Which of the following schools is he most likely to attend?
a. an integrated suburban school to which he is bused
b. a predominantly minority school
c. a desegregated school in his neighborhood
d. a magnet school in a neighboring city
[Ques. 8] During the civil rights movement, many people found the need to improve educational opportunities for
__________________.
a. disadvantaged students
b. students with disabilities
c. the wealthy
d. A and B
[Ques. 9] In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
a. de facto segregation was unconstitutional.
b. segregation violated the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
c. desegregation should begin immediately in all U.S. school districts.
d. equal expenditures should be made for both black and white schools.
[Ques. 10] Desegregation and integration are different in that only integration includes
a. development of community support.
b. development of positive interracial contact.
c. students of different races attending the same school.
d. students not being separated in racially isolated schools or classrooms.
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