School Law Praxis 5412; Questions &
Answers…Grade A+
National Defense Education Act - 1958 CORRECT ANSWER-Sputnik, provided money for
college, sciences, foreign language, and teaching innovation
Compulsory Attendance Act - 1852 CORRECT ANSWER-First law to control conditions of
children
Mandated attendance ages 8-14 for 3 months a year
ESEA - 1965 CORRECT ANSWER-Must be reauthorized every 3 years
Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education
To Address education inequality
First federal program to fund education
A Nation at Risk - 1983 CORRECT ANSWER-Regan - Report that education in American
posed National Security Hazard
Improving America Schools Act - 1994 CORRECT ANSWER-Reauthorization of ESEA
Added 4 elements of educational improvement
1. High Standards for all students
2. Better trained teachers
3. Flexibility for locale as long as there is accountability
4. School Stakeholder Partnerships with families and communities
, School Law Praxis 5412; Questions &
Answers…Grade A+
NCLB - 2001 CORRECT ANSWER-Reauthorization of ESEA
Increase accountability in education
States must qualify for Federal Funding by giving Standardized Tests
ESSA - 2015 CORRECT ANSWER-Reauthorization of ESEA
Improvement of NCLB
1. Assessment and Accountability Systems
2. School Improvement and Support
3. MTSS
Plessy v. Ferguson - 1886 CORRECT ANSWER-Legalized Segregation, Separate but Equal
Brown vs. Board of Education - 1954 CORRECT ANSWER-Separate is not equal
Violates 14th Amendment - Equal Protection Clause
De Jour Segregation CORRECT ANSWER-Groups separated by laws that were made by
states and/or cities
De Facto segregation CORRECT ANSWER-segregation resulting from residential patterns
Answers…Grade A+
National Defense Education Act - 1958 CORRECT ANSWER-Sputnik, provided money for
college, sciences, foreign language, and teaching innovation
Compulsory Attendance Act - 1852 CORRECT ANSWER-First law to control conditions of
children
Mandated attendance ages 8-14 for 3 months a year
ESEA - 1965 CORRECT ANSWER-Must be reauthorized every 3 years
Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education
To Address education inequality
First federal program to fund education
A Nation at Risk - 1983 CORRECT ANSWER-Regan - Report that education in American
posed National Security Hazard
Improving America Schools Act - 1994 CORRECT ANSWER-Reauthorization of ESEA
Added 4 elements of educational improvement
1. High Standards for all students
2. Better trained teachers
3. Flexibility for locale as long as there is accountability
4. School Stakeholder Partnerships with families and communities
, School Law Praxis 5412; Questions &
Answers…Grade A+
NCLB - 2001 CORRECT ANSWER-Reauthorization of ESEA
Increase accountability in education
States must qualify for Federal Funding by giving Standardized Tests
ESSA - 2015 CORRECT ANSWER-Reauthorization of ESEA
Improvement of NCLB
1. Assessment and Accountability Systems
2. School Improvement and Support
3. MTSS
Plessy v. Ferguson - 1886 CORRECT ANSWER-Legalized Segregation, Separate but Equal
Brown vs. Board of Education - 1954 CORRECT ANSWER-Separate is not equal
Violates 14th Amendment - Equal Protection Clause
De Jour Segregation CORRECT ANSWER-Groups separated by laws that were made by
states and/or cities
De Facto segregation CORRECT ANSWER-segregation resulting from residential patterns
