Each statement about children living in poverty is trueexcept:
A. 63% of children living in poverty live with a single parent.
B. The achievement gap in reading between high and low income children has increased by 40 percent over the last three decades
C. Four times as many students who experience poverty do not graduate from high school as compared to peers who have never been poor
D. Homelessness is not highly correlated with poverty.
D
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a. history b. maturation c. experimenter effect d. statistical regression e. diffusion
For which of the following are job opportunities likely to be the greatest?
a. Teaching math in a suburban school b. Teaching chemistry in an inner-city school c. Teaching physics in a suburban school d. Teaching Spanish in a suburban school
Using a value-added assessment of teacher effectiveness is supported by teachers who ______.
a. are already competitive in nature and are always seeking ways to stand out b. have consecutive years of data supporting effective teaching and learning, with students showing mastery on high-stakes tests c. work in impoverished inner-city schools where additional resources are available d. work with special needs students because their test scores do not count toward mastery of grade-level standards
Ethan and Sarah are political conservatives. If they follow the advice of child-rearing experts who are also political conservatives, they will likely receive __________.
A. suggestions that are closely related to those provided by experts who are liberals B. suggestions that differ dramatically from those provided by experts who are liberals C. the same suggestions as those provided by experts who are liberals D. suggestions that are not influenced by the political philosophy of the experts