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1
During the colonial period, geography often determined whether education would even be available.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
2
The colonial experience established the principle of local control.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
3
In colonial times, most children learned to read at home.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
4
Thomas Jefferson was a strong advocate for educating the aristocracy and developing strong leaders from those most able to lead: literate, wealthy Americans like himself.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
5
The U.S. Constitution places the legal and financial responsibility for education at the local town and community levels.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
6
John Dewey waged a long battle to establish "common schools" -- what we know today as public elementary schools.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
7
Attacks on educational progressivism were based on fear of communistic ideology and objections to a student-centered approach to learning.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
8
The Eight-Year Study indicated that graduates from progressive schools actually performed somewhat better than graduates of traditional schools.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
9
The influential report A Nation at Risk called for greater emphasis on vocational education.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE
10
During the 1960s and 1970s, student involvement in school governance could best be described as passive.
A)TRUE
B)FALSE





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