EDAS 648 Quiz 1 Economics
EDAS 648 Quiz 1: Economics – Public and Private Schools
Module 1: Week 1
- Which of the following items is listed as a component for which no figures can be quoted to indicate the economic benefits of education to individuals?
- Which of the following statements reflects the results from research discussed regarding the relationship between achievement and funding?
- Which of the following regarding the importance of education to our national economy is a true statement?
- Which of the following is one of the commonly cited benefits of an education?
- Consumer sovereignty is the concept that consumers in free-market systems determine what get produced.
- According to the Beleld and Levin, the nation loses $150 billion in combined income and tax revenue with each cohort of 18 year olds who never complete high school.
- Schools in the private sector operate under the same set of theories and rules as those in the public sector.
- The quality and quantity of educational services are determined largely by the wishes of government officials.
- It is clear that the returns on education expenditures are shared by the individual student as private benefits and by society at large as public benefits.
- Which of the following is NOT included in the Census Bureau data discussed in Chapter Two?
- The Reaching America’s Health Potential Among Adults report lists all but one of the following statements as a factor of education as it relates to influencing health.
- Which of the following statements includes accurate statements regarding funding education in our country according to 2017 data discussed in Chapter Two?
- Which of the following is NOT a method used to assess school finance adequacy?
- Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement relating to adequacy?
- The cost of an adequate education is estimated based on what that education is expected to accomplish.
- Energy is a crucial factor in increasing the costs of education.
- Taxpayer support for public schools is critical to provide adequate funding for education.
- The greatest school population increase is expected to be in the West.
- Since 1950, the armed forced of the United States have required applicants and recruits to take a literacy test.
- The provision of a system of public education rests squarely with the legislatures in the respective states.
- Cost function/ econometric modeling is the relationship between expenditures and achievement which is used as a basis for estimating costs when assessing finance adequacy.
- Which of the methods listed below would be a viable way to measure the ability of school districts to raise funds for any or all purposes?
- Which of the following statements is correct?
- Which of the following is among the complications that would occur in applying a foundation program?
- Which of the following groups would be at the greatest disadvantage when property taxes are used for funding schools?
- There are many factors that can skew results in studies related to equity. Which of the following is NOT included with those mentioned by the authors?
- Equity for taxpayers is easy to achieve in a finance formula.
- States vary in their property assessment practices and in the ways they levy taxes on local property.
- Schools that have experienced staffs with higher salaries for teachers and administrative personnel will produce greater per-pupil costs.
- At present, equity for children can best be measured in terms of comparing the expenditures per child.