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20 Cards in this Set
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Percent of women in college today? |
57% |
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Education |
Social institution by which society transmits knowledge to its members |
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Schooling |
Formal instruction carried out by specially trained teachers |
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When did all states require students to attend school until the age of 16? |
1918 |
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Plessy v. Ferguson |
Involved schooling Separate but equal |
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Tracking |
A policy of assigning students to different educational programs |
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Title IX |
Passed in 1972 Banned discrimination in schools that we gov. funded |
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Literacy |
Ability to read and write |
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Functional illiteracy |
Inability to read/write or do basic arithmetic well enough to carry out daily responsibilities |
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White flight |
~Place children beyond the reach of busing plans |
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Cultural Capital |
Experience and opportunities that shape a students ability to learn and to succeed at school and else where |
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English Immersion |
Policy of teaching non English speakers in English |
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Bilingual Education |
Policy of offering most classes in students native language while also teaching English |
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Mainstreaming |
Integrating children with physical or mental disabilities In separate classes with specially trained teachers |
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Structural functional approach |
Schooling has many important contributions |
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Curriculum |
Explicit and subtle presentation of political or cultural idea in the class room that support the status quo |
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Magnet School |
Public schools that offer special facilities and programs In pursuit of educational excellence Ex. Health academy, ROP |
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School voucher programs |
Programs provide parents with funds they can use at a public school |
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Charter schools |
Public schools given the choice of trying new policies |
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Special Education |
Schooling children with physical or mental disabilities In separate classes with specially trained teachers |
