Deck 23: Education Is the Great Equalizer

Question 1

As a "lifting" mechanism, education ______.

A) works remarkably well for all groups in the United States
B) has never yielded great returns for most Americans
C) works better for those with social and financial resources
D) seldom works for immigrants

Answer 1

C

Question 2

According to the essay on education, ______.

A) education does a good job at leveling the playing field for all races
B) racial segregation in neighborhoods translates to knowledge segregation
C) the negative effects of racial segregation in education disappear in higher education
D) charter schools appear to be an effective solution to racial segregation ofschools

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The National Assessment of Education Progress finds that approximately ______ of high school students are not prepared for college level math and reading.

A) one-half
B) one-quarter
C) one-third
D) two-thirds

Answer 3

D

Question 4

By and large, approximately 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education ______.

A) most American public schools have been successfully desegregated
B) very few school districts have been declared "unitary"
C) American public schools are becoming increasingly resegregated
D) high-poverty schools have disappeared from the educational landscape

Question 5

The U.S. high school dropout rates are ______.

A) equally high across all racial groups
B) equally low across all racial groups
C) lowest for White and highest for Black students
D) lowest for White and highest for Hispanic students

Question 6

In general, poverty rates ______.

A) are unrelated to educational achievement
B) tend to increase with educational achievement
C) are inversely related to educational achievement
D) are highest for those with only a high school degree

Question 7

With regard to financial aid for college students ______.

A) an increasing percentage of colleges' grants are being offered on a non-need basis
B) most colleges make financial need the key determinant for grants
C) Pell Grants are playing a larger role in making college affordable for low-income students
D) fewer students are turning to loans as a means of financing their college degrees

Question 8

In comparison to students at public 4-year colleges, students at public 2-year colleges are more likely to be ______.

A) Hispanic
B) older
C) of lower income
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 9

To get the best financial return on their college investments, students should try to attend ______.

A) very selective colleges
B) public community colleges
C) private colleges
D) local colleges

Question 10

"Legacy admissions" ______.

A) have been referred to as affirmative action for privileged students
B) tend to favor social minorities
C) are no longer legal in U.S. colleges
D) are favored by an overwhelming majority of Americans

Question 11

Intergenerational upward mobility would be seen in ______.

A) a father earning more than his adult working children
B) adult children with status gains vis-à-vis their parents
C) older adult children earning more than their younger siblings
D) income gains by individual across their working careers.

Question 12

High-poverty schools ______.

A) are ones where at least 75% of students are eligible for reduced-price lunches
B) tend to be minority schools
C) tend to have more faculty who are teaching out of their fields
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 13

In general, there is a ______.

A) positive relationship between educational levels and wealth
B) positive relationship between educational levels and good health
C) positive relationship between educational levels and civic involvement
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Community colleges ______.

A) are quite competitive with 4-year public colleges in terms of the percent of students who complete degree requirements
B) tend to produce graduates who enjoy higher annual earnings than graduates of 4-year public colleges
C) have yearly average costs that are significantly lower than 4-year public colleges
D) All of these choices are correct.

Question 15

Over 40% of students attending high-poverty elementary and secondary schools are ______.

A) Hispanic
B) Black
C) White
D) Asian

Question 16

Research on tracking indicates that ______.

A) it benefits only high ability groups
B) it benefits only low ability groups
C) it benefits only medium ability groups
D) it benefits all "ability" groups

Question 17

A ruling in a recent federal class action suit filed on behalf of Detroit students in seriously underperforming schools found that ______.

A) students have no constitutional right to literacy
B) students can sue for a violation of their right to learn how to read
C) the students had no standing in the class action
D) teaching students how to read is a state responsibility