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1
While individual demands on schools may vary widely and sometimes come into conflict, the overarching purpose of schools is clear and uncontested: to transmit society's knowledge and values.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2
Ernest Boyer believed that high schools have undertaken too many goals.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3
A Nation at Risk concluded that the nation's educational system was in need of "fine tuning" but was effectively meeting the needs of most Americans.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4
A Nation at Risk called for a more thorough grounding in English, mathematics, science, social science, and computer science.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5
The first wave of the education reform movement in the 1980s emphasized raising educational quality by implementing more course requirements and more testing of student and teacher performance.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6
Today's emphasis on standards and high-stakes testing is an example of the third wave of school reform.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7
The reason most home schooling takes place in the middle grades (6-8) is the desire of parents to shield their children from growing and disruptive peer pressure.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8
Like many recent educational reforms, open enrollment and voucher plans began in California.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9
Advocates of school choice are primarily interested in strengthening ties to neighborhood schools.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10
People who choose home schooling do so for one reason: religious freedom of expression.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE







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