As part of the effort to address the problems of education and ...

[RYAN BANYAN]

As part of the effort to address the problems of education and meet public demands for educational accountability, one of the incremental reforms in standards has been
 
  a. adoption, in all but five states, of a competency test that must be passed for high school graduation.
  b. adoption of competency testing in most states before a student can graduate from high school.
  c. requiring all public school teachers to pass a written competency test in the subject matters that they teach.
  d. adoption of competency testing in all fifty states to monitor student progress and program effectiveness onbasic skills.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the policy process in South Africa is NOT true?
 
  a. Sudden policy shifts occurring without elaborate consultation have been rare in post-apartheid South Africa.
  b. Post-apartheid governments initially emphasized a participatory approach to policy-making.
  c. The surest way to influence the policy-making process is through access to the president's office and the informal networks that surround it.
  d. Economic issues have been put at the center of politics in post-apartheid South Africa in large part because of the government's commitment to fiscally conservative policies.
  e. For the post-apartheid transition period, between 1994 and 1999, a power-sharing coalition helped to reassure racial minorities.

[olivia_paige29]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a

[RYAN BANYAN]

Excellent

[shailee]

Gracias!