Comparing the social class of students who attend private schools and those who attend public schools, information from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that
a. 44 percent of private school students and 51 percent of public school students come from middle-income families
b. students from lower-income families account for approximately the same share of enrollment—about 25 percent—in private schools and in public schools.
c. a student is almost twice as likely to encounter upper-income classmates in a private school
d. a and c
D
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A) A good overall assessment of what students have learned in a particular class or at a particular grade level. B) A way of monitoring students' general progress in various subject areas over time. C) A means of determining whether learning problems are due to learning disabilities or, instead, to serious social-emotional problems. D) A general indication of which students are likely to do well in college and which are not.
Curricular approach that nurtures each child by actively addressing issues of diversity and equity in the classroom
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Which of the following is an advantage of communicating portfolios results with parents?
A. it allows parents to have input into classroom curriculum B. it usually results in parents liking the teacher better C. it is used as evidence to retain a given student D. gives parents insight into what goes on in classrooms
Teaching sign language is appropriate
a. only for babies with hearing impairments. b. only for babies whose first language is not English. c. only for babies of deaf parents. d. for any infants.