Exam 8: Financing Public Education

Asbury Elementary School needs an after-school child-care center. Of the following types of revenue, which is best suited (and perhaps easiest to attain)for support of this project?

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What are the positive features of the sales tax?

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Sales taxes rate quite well on the criteria for taxes. They are easy to administer and collect. When food and prescription medicine are not included, sales taxes meet the criterion of equity. They are also responsive to changing economic conditions.

From the 1980s to the present, citizens and governmental representatives have taken increasing interest in holding educators accountable for their actions. Discuss how educators have demonstrated this accountability, and identify related issues.

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The primary means of demonstrating accountability has been to report results (student test scores)and the costs associated with those results. Evaluation of teachers also has been a means of demonstrating accountability. Under NCLB, schools must demonstrate "adequate yearly progress" in student academic achievement using accepted achievement tests. School principals must notify parents if their child's teacher is not highly qualified. For schools that fail assessments, there is the threat of reconstitution or state takeover.

The No Child Left Behind requirement that teachers be highly qualified is frustrating to state and local school authorities because

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What failures may occur with the current method of calculation of property tax?

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Given the history of federal funding of education, it is most accurate to say that

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Taxpayer resistance has called for educators to be more

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What conclusions can be drawn from court rulings about the financing of public education?

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Question 8

One of the increasing trends in funding for education is the growth of the ___________ population, who may no longer have a vested interest in increasing taxes for school.

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The largest portion of revenue for the schools is generated from _____________________.

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Teachers and administrators are being held accountable for their actions because of pressure primarily from

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As the proportion of people over sixty-five increases, it is likely that there will be

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Federal aid to education initially was provided through a number of isolated, unrelated programs. More recently, under No Child Left Behind, there has been an effort to develop a broadly conceived national plan for education. What are the reasons for the federal government's becoming more involved in education? Provide examples of federally funded programs to substantiate your arguments.

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What are the criteria for evaluating a tax? Why are these criteria so important?

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Articulate what potential problems may develop when school districts rely on property taxes as school revenue sources?

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The level of government that pays the highest percentage of total school revenues is the

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Municipal overburden is a term used to indicate

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The purpose of educational vouchers is to

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The property tax rate is expressed in

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Why do some large cities have difficulty financing education?

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Asbury Elementary School needs an after-school child-care center. Of the following types of revenue, which is best suited (and perhaps easiest to attain)for support of this project?

What are the positive features of the sales tax?

From the 1980s to the present, citizens and governmental representatives have taken increasing interest in holding educators accountable for their actions. Discuss how educators have demonstrated this accountability, and identify related issues.

The No Child Left Behind requirement that teachers be highly qualified is frustrating to state and local school authorities because

What failures may occur with the current method of calculation of property tax?

Given the history of federal funding of education, it is most accurate to say that

Taxpayer resistance has called for educators to be more

What conclusions can be drawn from court rulings about the financing of public education?

One of the increasing trends in funding for education is the growth of the ___________ population, who may no longer have a vested interest in increasing taxes for school.

The largest portion of revenue for the schools is generated from _____________________.

Teachers and administrators are being held accountable for their actions because of pressure primarily from

As the proportion of people over sixty-five increases, it is likely that there will be

What are the criteria for evaluating a tax? Why are these criteria so important?

Articulate what potential problems may develop when school districts rely on property taxes as school revenue sources?

The level of government that pays the highest percentage of total school revenues is the

Municipal overburden is a term used to indicate

The purpose of educational vouchers is to

The property tax rate is expressed in

Why do some large cities have difficulty financing education?

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Historical Development of American Education

Philosophical Roots of Education

Governing and Administering Public Education

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Social Class, Race, and School Achievement

Providing Equal Educational Opportunity

The Changing Purposes of American Education

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