POLS 2312 Unit 8 PART 2: Public Policy
how do Texas and higher education have a love-hate relationship? - ANS- - love
regulating what + how they teach and pay staff
- hate to pay for it + not a fan of liberal universities
Texas has multiple university systems. How many to be precise? - ANS- 6 university
systems
result of the 1876 Constitutional Permanent University Fund (PUF)? Why was it made? -
ANS- - made to provide financial support for higher education
- made tuition low, historically
how much control has the government taken over higher education (historic + recent)? -
ANS- - when state was paying for bulk of education, had no interest in managing it
- less funds, somehow government has more interest in controlling
when was affirmative action established in Texas? - ANS- 1960s
how can automatic admission for the top 10% benefit minorities? - ANS- high performing
students from minority schools get in without considering race
why is free speech a hot topic for Texas colleges? - ANS- there's been discussion on
withholding funds from public schools that limit free speech
2 forms of standardized tests state has used as attempt to measure student
performance? - ANS- - TAKS (1984 - 2011)
- STARR (2011 - present)
high spending on education could reflect what 3 things for a state? - ANS- - importance
of education to that state
- younger population
- they'll probably spend less on welfare and public safety later
what are school vouchers? - ANS- state money used to pay tuition for private schools
SCHOOL VOUCHERS
what do supporters say? - ANS- allow low income parents to better educate their kids +
competition with private schools would make public schools do better
SCHOOL VOUCHERS
how do Texas and higher education have a love-hate relationship? - ANS- - love
regulating what + how they teach and pay staff
- hate to pay for it + not a fan of liberal universities
Texas has multiple university systems. How many to be precise? - ANS- 6 university
systems
result of the 1876 Constitutional Permanent University Fund (PUF)? Why was it made? -
ANS- - made to provide financial support for higher education
- made tuition low, historically
how much control has the government taken over higher education (historic + recent)? -
ANS- - when state was paying for bulk of education, had no interest in managing it
- less funds, somehow government has more interest in controlling
when was affirmative action established in Texas? - ANS- 1960s
how can automatic admission for the top 10% benefit minorities? - ANS- high performing
students from minority schools get in without considering race
why is free speech a hot topic for Texas colleges? - ANS- there's been discussion on
withholding funds from public schools that limit free speech
2 forms of standardized tests state has used as attempt to measure student
performance? - ANS- - TAKS (1984 - 2011)
- STARR (2011 - present)
high spending on education could reflect what 3 things for a state? - ANS- - importance
of education to that state
- younger population
- they'll probably spend less on welfare and public safety later
what are school vouchers? - ANS- state money used to pay tuition for private schools
SCHOOL VOUCHERS
what do supporters say? - ANS- allow low income parents to better educate their kids +
competition with private schools would make public schools do better
SCHOOL VOUCHERS
