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chapter 10
Financing and Governing
America
’s Schools
MATCHING QUESTIONS I: FINANCE
Match
the description in column B with the term in column A.
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Column
A
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Column
B
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1.
categorical grants
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a. physical
facilities of a school
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2.
foundation program
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b. responsibility
students feel toward their schools
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3.
Serrano v. Priest
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c. state
funds distributed to establish a minimum level of spending per student
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4.
school bond
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d. court
case that found property tax acceptable under the U.S. Constitution
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5.
infrastructure
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e. raises
funds used for school construction
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6.
guaranteed tax base
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f.
faculty and personnel who make up a school staff
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7.
block grants
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g. federal
aid directed at particular educational needs
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8.
accountability
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h. court
case that found property tax unconstitutional under
California
law
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9.
educational foundations
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i.
lump sum financial aid with latitude for spending
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10.
San Antonio
Independent
School District
v. Rodriguez
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j.
adds state funds to taxes raised at local level; more money goes to
poorer communities
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k. public
desire for academic results in return for investment
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l.
funded by private donations; supplements official school budget
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MATCHING QUESTIONS II: GOVERNANCE
Match
the description in column B with the term in column A.
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Column
A
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Column
B
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11.
chief state school officer
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a. school
secretary, custodian, parents
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12.
state education department
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b. one
school district per state
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13.
consolidation
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c. established
by President Carter in 1979
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14.
U.S.
Department of Education
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d. usually
elected
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15.
school-based management
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e. shift
to smaller school districts or units within districts
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16.
decentralization
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f.
hired by school board to manage school district
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17.
local superintendent
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g. also
known as superintendent, commissioner, secretary
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18.
educational partnerships
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h. shift
to fewer, larger school districts
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19.
school’s hidden government
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i.
financial support for groups of lobbyists
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20.
local school board
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j.
schools working cooperatively with business and community groups
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k. moving
decision-making authority to individual schools
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l.
handles administrative tasks such as licensing teachers and
distributing state and federal funds
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DEFINITIONS
Supply a brief description of each
educational term.
a.
Tenth
Amendment
b.
property tax
c.
block grant
d.
San
Antonio
v. Rodriguez
e.
accountability
f.
school
boards
g.
adequate
education
h.
decentralization
i.
superintendent
j.
U.S.
Department of Education
SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
1
Describe the advantages and disadvantages for each of the following
revenue sources:
·
property tax
·
sales tax
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income tax
·
state
lotteries
2.
Describe three educational responsibilities of state governments.
Describe three educational responsibilities of local governments.
3.
Cite one or two reasons why the turnover rate of superintendents is high.
What duties make the job so difficult?
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