The largest single source of revenue for California cities today is
a. federal grants.
b. sales taxes.
c. property taxes.
d. service charges.
Q. 2One of the fastest growing reforms in K-12 education has been
a. charter schools.
b. homeschooling.
c. school voucher programs.
d. education management organizations.
Q. 3Minority candidates are more likely to win elections to city councils in communities using
a. at-large elections.
b. district elections.
c. isolated elections.
d. nonpartisan elections.
Q. 4Schools that are publicly funded and still operated by a school district, but are freed from the administrative, staffing, and pedagogical constraints of traditional public schools, are known as
a. private schools.
b. branch schools.
c. charter schools.
d. transitional schools.
Q. 5The powers and organization of cities and counties are laid out in
a. constitutions.
b. ordinances.
c. papers of incorporation.
d. charters.
Q. 6When states have permitted their school districts to hire for-profit companies to run some of their public schools, the companies are known as
a. Education and Tutoring Centers.
b. Education Management Organizations (EMOs).
c. Institutes for Education.
d. American Education Associations.
Q. 7The process of incorporation is launched by
a. petition by citizens or landowners.
b. petition by landowners only.
c. the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).
d. corporations.
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