While in public administration the average manager supervises 4.4 employees, in elementary and secondary schools administrators supervise how many people according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
a. 15.2
b. 11.7
c. 10.3
d. 6.5
e. 5.7
Question 2
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Some people believe there are too many administrators in public schools today.
b. There are more administrators in public schools today than there were in 1950.
c. There are more administrators today than there were 50 years ago because the complexity of running a school has increased.
d. School administrators supervise more employees than do counterparts in health care, transportation and warehousing, and public administration.
e. School administrators supervise the fewest number of employees.
Question 3
Which of the following statements is not true?
a. Increasing education spending does not help student achievement.
b. Spending money on high quality teachers does not help student achievement.
c. Educator salaries are low in comparison with other similarly qualified professionals.
d. Over the past decade, educator salaries have remained flat controlling for inflation.
Question 4
Which of the following is true concerning NAEP test scores in the U.S.?
a. Almost all test scores have increased or remained level in spite of a wider variance in students taking the test
b. Student NAEP scores in reading are significantly lower now than they were 25 years ago
c. Student NAEP scores in math are significantly lower now than they were 25 years ago
d. Virtually all NAEP scores in reading and math for Black students are significantly lower than they were in the 1970s.
Question 5
Which of the following statements is not true concerning the cost of U.S. education?
a. Costs are up because enrollment is up
b. Costs are up because we have more teachers than before
c. Costs are up because we have lower pupil-teacher ratios
d. Costs are up because teacher salaries have risen so quickly
Question 6
Which country spends less on public education than the United States on a per-pupil basis?
a. Luxembourg
b. Norway
c. Denmark
d. Switzerland
e. United Kingdom
Question 7
Approximately how many individuals are employed in public education as administrators, counselors, support staff, and paraprofessionals?
a. About 1 million
b. Approximately 2.175649 million
c. About 2.5 million
d. Approximately 3 million
e. Only the U.S. Secretary of Education knows for sure
Question 8
Approximately how many public school teachers are employed in the U.S.?
a. Just over 1.5 million
b. Approximately 2.5 million
c. Around 3.25 million
d. Almost 6 million
e. We keep losing count
Question 9
Approximately how many students attend U.S. public schools?
a. Around 50 million
b. About 45 million
c. Closer to 40 million
d. Fewer than 37.5 million
e. No one really knows for sure
Question 10
Total expenditures for all public education amount to approximately how much?
a. Almost 100 billion
b. Just over 200 billion
c. Somewhere between 350 and 450 billion
d. More than 600 billion
e. No one really knows for sure
Question 11
Contrast the arguments for and against the use of IQ tests to identify persons who are gifted.
What will be an ideal response?
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