Author Question: Which of these is not true of the school funding problems in the Texas legislature in the last ten ... (Read 44 times)

KimWrice · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of these is not true of the school funding problems in the Texas legislature in the last ten years?

a. Problems in Texas are about educational quality, not funding levels.
b. Due to a lack of voting by poorer citizens, wealthier citizens are overrepresented in the Texas legislature.
c. Judicial decisions have forced the legislature to make changes.
d. The legislature cut property taxes for rich school districts, while increasing state funding for poor school districts.
e. School funding compromises have fallen apart due to the recent economic recession.

Question 2

Recent issues regarding educational segregation in Texas indicate that the issues in segregation have changed. Today, the issues include which of these?

a. Poor, middle-class, and wealthy students often live in different school districts.
b. Schools are segregated not because of school district policy, but because of economics.
c. Poor school districts cannot afford adequate schooling for their students.
d. Economic disparity within and among school districts creates educational inequality.
e. All of these are educational segregation issues in Texas.