GOVT 2306 - CH15 - Education Policy in Texas
_ l. Title I of the Elementary and FALSE
Secondary Education Act
provides federal funds for the
purchase of library books and
instructional materials.
_____2. According to the 1983 Nation TRUE
at Risk study, approximately 13
percent of the nation's
seventeen year-olds were
functionally illiterate.
Under No Child Left Behind, TRUE
all schools were required to
develop periodic report cards
showing parents their child's
standardized test scores.
The Texas Constitution of 1876 FALSE
called for public funding and
land grants for the
establishment of both private and
public schools.
_____5. Although E. J. Davis believed FALSE
in centralization of government
functions, he mandated that the
state's education system must be
manned at the local level.
_____6. By 1915, the Texas Legislature FALSE
required that all children
between ages six and eighteen
be enrolled and attend a public
school for at least 150 days per
year.
_____7. Under the Gilmer-Aiken TRUE
reforms, all applicants for a
teaching position in a public
school had to have a valid
Texas teacher's certificate.
, _____8. Along with severe budget cuts, the TRUE
2011 Texas Legislature mandated that all
classroom sizes regardless of grade level
be increased to 24 or 25 students.
_____9. The State Board of Education is FALSE
composed of fifteen members appointed
by the governor for four year
staggered terms of office.
_____10. Traditionally, public school board TRUE
members have the tendency to overly
micromanage and meddle into the day-to-
day operations of the schools.
_____11. The state's first public college in TRUE
Texas was Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical College, now known as Texas
A & M opened its doors in 1876.
_____12. Chaired by Ross Perot, the SCOPE FALSE
committee recommended increasing the
maximum class sizes and raising the
passing grade for courses from 60 to 70.
_____13. The University of Texas launched its TRUE
academic programs in 1883.
_____14. The Texas Constitution of 1845 TRUE
officially mandated the establishment of a
system of schools and officially pledged
that one/tenth of the state's annual revenue
from taxation would be set aside for
education.
_____15. The Smith Hughes Act passed in 1862 FALSE
provided land grants for the establishment
of college-level agricultural and
mechanical arts programs.
_____16. Under No Child Left Behind, a stage FALSE
one sanction would require that the
entire school staff would be replaced,
the school day would be extended, and
the principal would be stripped of
his/her authority.
_____17. The SCOPE Committee's FALSE
recommendations coupled with HB 72
proved to be so popular with Texans that
Mark White easily won re-election to the
governorship.
_____18. The conservative approach to public FALSE
schools in Texas mirror the philosophy
of John Stuart Mill who stressed that
man's creativity must be encouraged,
not suppressed.
_____19. Appointed by the governor with TRUE
Senate confirmation, the Commissioner of
Education is selected from the members of
the board for a two-year term.
_ l. Title I of the Elementary and FALSE
Secondary Education Act
provides federal funds for the
purchase of library books and
instructional materials.
_____2. According to the 1983 Nation TRUE
at Risk study, approximately 13
percent of the nation's
seventeen year-olds were
functionally illiterate.
Under No Child Left Behind, TRUE
all schools were required to
develop periodic report cards
showing parents their child's
standardized test scores.
The Texas Constitution of 1876 FALSE
called for public funding and
land grants for the
establishment of both private and
public schools.
_____5. Although E. J. Davis believed FALSE
in centralization of government
functions, he mandated that the
state's education system must be
manned at the local level.
_____6. By 1915, the Texas Legislature FALSE
required that all children
between ages six and eighteen
be enrolled and attend a public
school for at least 150 days per
year.
_____7. Under the Gilmer-Aiken TRUE
reforms, all applicants for a
teaching position in a public
school had to have a valid
Texas teacher's certificate.
, _____8. Along with severe budget cuts, the TRUE
2011 Texas Legislature mandated that all
classroom sizes regardless of grade level
be increased to 24 or 25 students.
_____9. The State Board of Education is FALSE
composed of fifteen members appointed
by the governor for four year
staggered terms of office.
_____10. Traditionally, public school board TRUE
members have the tendency to overly
micromanage and meddle into the day-to-
day operations of the schools.
_____11. The state's first public college in TRUE
Texas was Texas Agricultural and
Mechanical College, now known as Texas
A & M opened its doors in 1876.
_____12. Chaired by Ross Perot, the SCOPE FALSE
committee recommended increasing the
maximum class sizes and raising the
passing grade for courses from 60 to 70.
_____13. The University of Texas launched its TRUE
academic programs in 1883.
_____14. The Texas Constitution of 1845 TRUE
officially mandated the establishment of a
system of schools and officially pledged
that one/tenth of the state's annual revenue
from taxation would be set aside for
education.
_____15. The Smith Hughes Act passed in 1862 FALSE
provided land grants for the establishment
of college-level agricultural and
mechanical arts programs.
_____16. Under No Child Left Behind, a stage FALSE
one sanction would require that the
entire school staff would be replaced,
the school day would be extended, and
the principal would be stripped of
his/her authority.
_____17. The SCOPE Committee's FALSE
recommendations coupled with HB 72
proved to be so popular with Texans that
Mark White easily won re-election to the
governorship.
_____18. The conservative approach to public FALSE
schools in Texas mirror the philosophy
of John Stuart Mill who stressed that
man's creativity must be encouraged,
not suppressed.
_____19. Appointed by the governor with TRUE
Senate confirmation, the Commissioner of
Education is selected from the members of
the board for a two-year term.
