Which statement about tuition at state colleges and universities in Texas is true?
a. Texas was once known nationally for its low tuition.
b. Tuition went up by more than an average of 80 percent from 2003 through the balance of the decade.
c. The state has sought ways to lower its financial responsibilities for higher education.
d. Tuition was once the same at all state universities, but this is no longer the case.
e. All of these statements are true.
Q. 2Textbook selection for public schools in Texas is important to the rest of the country because _____.
a. Texas adopts much higher standards for textbooks than other states do
b. the size of the Texas adoption means that textbooks written for the Texas public school market are pushed to other states around the country
c. Texas's conservative curriculum standards, demonstrated in Texas textbooks, are pushed to other states around the country
d. the size of the Texas adoption means that textbooks written for the Texas public school market are pushed to other states around the country; and Texas's conservative curriculum standards, demonstrated in Texas textbooks, are pushed to other states around the country
e. all of these
Q. 3In 2010, the Texas State Board of Education made headlines for pushing changes to the social science curriculum, including _____.
a. downplaying the role of Thomas Jefferson among the founding fathers
b. mandating emphasis on the separation of church and state
c. downplaying the threat of communism during the Cold War
d. imposing a liberal bias on the curriculum
e. removing Sam Houston from Texas history texts
Q. 4Which of these is not true of home schooling in Texas?
a. Home schools are a type of charter school.
b. Home schooling in Texas operates underground without state approval.
c. The Texas Supreme Court ruled that home schooling was protected just as private schooling was.
d. Recent estimates are that as many as 300,000 Texas students are being educated at home.
e. Home schools are a type of charter school, and home schooling in Texas operates underground without state approval.
Q. 5Which of the following is not true of charter schools?
a. Charter schools are public schools set up to have a unique academic interest.
b. Proponents argue that charter schools provide competition that will encourage standard public schools to improve their performance.
c. Charter schools are another type of private, tuition-based school.
d. Approximately one-third of charter schools have failed during their fifteen-year history.
e. Charter schools have met with mixed success.
Q. 6Which of these is an argument against enacting school vouchers?
a. School vouchers would make public education better by creating competition between public and private schools.
b. Since few poor children could afford private schools, even with vouchers, school vouchers would mainly help wealthy families.
c. School vouchers would create incentives for public schools to improve.
d. School vouchers would save the state government money, since more students would go to private schools.
e. All of these are arguments against school vouchers.
Q. 7What term is used to refer to a policy that allows tax deductions for families who send their students to private schools?
a. school vouchers
b. charter schools
c. home schooling
d. Texas School Choice
e. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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