Quiz: American Schools - Civic Genius

In the 2020-2021 school year, there were 98,577 ___________________ in the United States?*

Charter schools
Diversity, equity, and inclusion curricula
Public Schools
Teachers union complaints about workplace conditions

Enacted in 2015, the Every Student Succeeds Act requires states to measure student performance in reading, math, and science. What law did it replace?*

Basic Act on Education
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Most Students Succeed Act
No Child Left Behind

The U.S. has seen a growing public school teacher shortage, which increased with the pandemic. More than half of teacher vacancies in 2022 were due to ________________.*

Resignations
Layoffs
Poor performance
Moves to private schools

Funding for public school districts is a mix of local, state, and federal dollars.*

True
False

How much of the federal budget goes to the Department of Education?*

2%
8.5%
14%
20.5%

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the Nation’s Report Card, math scores in most states held steady during the pandemic but reading scores declined.*

True
False

Public high school average graduation rates have increased from 79% in the 2010-11 school year to 86% in the 2018-19 school year. Two states lead the pack, with 92% graduation rate: Iowa and __________________?*

Alabama
Arizona
Michigan
Oregon

When President Biden first unveiled the Build Back Better Plan in 2021, it included not just a huge investment in infrastructure (like bridges and water systems) but also __________________.*

Publicly funded daycare for children under 4
Publicly funded preschool for 4-year-olds
Publicly funded preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds
Publicly funded health care for children under 4

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