Exam 23: Appendix:education: Problems and Performance

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Spending per elementary student in the United States is than that of most developed countries, and real spending per student in American public elementary and secondary schools has between 1970 and 2009.

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Question 21

Which of the following is true of charter schools and voucher programs?

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Question 22

Which of the following is true?

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Question 23

Which of the following is true regarding the average achievement (SAT) scores of high school graduates in the United States?

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Question 24

Which of the following has been raised as a criticism of school voucher programs?

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Question 25

A school voucher program targeted towards low- and middle-income families would cause

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Question 26

The parents of children in charter schools are

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Question 27

Which of the following is true?

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Question 28

In 2010, how many states permitted public school choice in some or all school districts?

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Question 29

When the government both provides education and covers its costs through taxation, economic analysis indicates that

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Question 30

Which of the following is true?

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Question 31

In 2008, how many states permitted public school choice in some or all school districts?

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Question 32

Which of the following is true?

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Question 33

The incentive of schools to provide a high quality education at a low cost and the incentive of parents and students to shop around for the best schools will be weakest when education is produced

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Question 34

Which of the following will most clearly increase the competitiveness among schools and expand the educational options available to students and parents?

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Question 35

The achievement scores of American students are than those of students in most developed countries and the achievement scores of American students have since the late 1960s.

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Question 36

Which of the following is true?

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Question 37

Which of the following is true?

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Question 38

Voucher programs appear to the achievement scores of African-American students after one to two years in the program and they tend to racial integration in highly segregated communities.

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Question 39

Spending per student in American public elementary schools is ____ than that of most developed countries.

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Exam 23: Appendix:education: Problems and Performance

Spending per elementary student in the United States is ____ than that of most developed countries, and real spending per student in American public elementary and secondary schools has ____ between 1970 and 2009.

Which of the following is true of charter schools and voucher programs?

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true regarding the average achievement (SAT) scores of high school graduates in the United States?

Which of the following has been raised as a criticism of school voucher programs?

A school voucher program targeted towards low- and middle-income families would cause

The parents of children in charter schools are

Which of the following is true?

In 2010, how many states permitted public school choice in some or all school districts?

When the government both provides education and covers its costs through taxation, economic analysis indicates that

Which of the following is true?

In 2008, how many states permitted public school choice in some or all school districts?

Which of the following is true?

The incentive of schools to provide a high quality education at a low cost and the incentive of parents and students to shop around for the best schools will be weakest when education is produced

Which of the following will most clearly increase the competitiveness among schools and expand the educational options available to students and parents?

The achievement scores of American students are ____ than those of students in most developed countries and the achievement scores of American students have ____ since the late 1960s.

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true?

Voucher programs appear to ____ the achievement scores of African-American students after one to two years in the program and they tend to ____ racial integration in highly segregated communities.

Spending per student in American public elementary schools is ____ than that of most developed countries.

The Economic Approach

A: Some Tools of the Economist

B: Some Tools of the Economist

A: Supply, Demand, and the Market Process

B: Supply, Demand, and the Market Process

A: Supply and Demand: Applications and Extensions

B: Supply and Demand: Applications and Extensions

Difficult Cases for the Market and the Role of Government

The Economics of Collective Decision-Making

Consumer Choice and Elasticity

A: Costs and the Supply of Goods

B: Costs and the Supply of Goods

A: Price Takers and the Competitive Process

B: Price Takers and the Competitive Process

Price-Searcher Markets With Low Entry Barriers

A: Price-Searcher Markets With High Entry Barriers

B: Price-Searcher Markets With High Entry Barriers

The Supply of and Demand for Productive Resources

Earnings, Productivity, and the Job Market

Investment, the Capital Market, and the Wealth of Nations

Income Inequality and Poverty

Appendix: Government Spending and Taxation

Appendix: the Economics of Social Security

Appendix: the Stock Market: Its Function, Performance, and Potential As an Investment Opportunity

Appendix: Great Debates in Economics: Keynes Versus Hayek

Appendix: the Crisis of 2008: Causes and Lessons for the Future

Appendix: Lessons From the Great Depression

Appendix: the Economics of Healthcare

Appendix: Earnings Differences Between Men and Women

Appendix: the Question of Resource Exhaustion

Appendix: Do Labor Unions Increase the Wages of Workers

Appendix: Difficult Environmental Cases and the Role of Government

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Spending per elementary student in the United States is than that of most developed countries, and real spending per student in American public elementary and secondary schools has between 1970 and 2009.

The achievement scores of American students are than those of students in most developed countries and the achievement scores of American students have since the late 1960s.

Voucher programs appear to the achievement scores of African-American students after one to two years in the program and they tend to racial integration in highly segregated communities.