Question 1

Higher-level courses in school, such as honors and advanced placement courses, are disproportionately composed of white students.

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Studies have shown that higher-level courses in school are disproportionately composed of white students. This can be attributed to several factors such as unequal access to educational resources, cultural biases, and systemic racial inequalities within the education system.

Question 2

When sociologists investigate standardized test scores, they find that when the federal government directs funds at disadvantaged schools the achievement gap widens.

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This statement is not supported by research. In fact, studies have shown that increased funding for disadvantaged schools can help close the achievement gap.

Question 3

According to Karolyn Tyson's research, the "acting white" phenomenon is found in racially integrated schools, but is not found in predominantly black schools.

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This is based on Karolyn Tyson's research which found that the "acting white" phenomenon is more prevalent in racially integrated schools, but not as common in predominantly black schools.

Question 4

Research evidence finds that school choice contributes to the racial integration of schools.

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Research evidence is mixed, but many studies have found that school choice programs can lead to increased segregation by allowing families to select schools that are more racially or economically homogeneous, rather than promoting integration.

Question 5

What is the achievement gap? How has the No Child Left Behind act increased the achievement gap? Explain the school-to-prison pipeline. How does the discipline gap impact academic achievement?

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Question 6

Describe the following sociological perspectives on race and education: social reproduction theory, critical race theory and whiteness. What contributions does each perspective bring to the topic of race in education?

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Question 7

Describe how students develop identity in the school environment? Describe three different types of identities developed by members of racial/ethnic minority groups.

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Question 8

Summarize the history of race and public education in the United States. Describe the outcome and impact of the two landmark cases Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education in education.

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Question 9

Summarize the history of educational inequality for African Americans in the United States. What predominant ideologies prevented African Americans from equality in education? Describe two ways did African Americans resist this discrimination?

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Question 10

Compare and contrast the educational history of the following racial/ethnic minority groups: Asian Americans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans. In addition, describe at least one example for each group of resistance to educational discrimination.

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Question 11

Even though the Brown decision technically mandated an end to segregation in 1954, school desegregation took time and energy to implement. Describe two examples of ways in which desegregation was resisted. Describe the practice of busing and its effectiveness at desegregating schools.

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Question 12

Schools today are more segregated than they have been since the late 1960s. Provide at least three reasons for this de facto segregation.

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Question 13

Explain how bilingual education, funding inequities, and the practice of tracking affect racial inequality in education.

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Question 14

Describe the historical boarding school movement forced upon Native Americans. What systematic practices were engaged to resocialize Native children?

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Question 15

Explain why sociologist Mary Pattillo argues that despite the language of "school choice" associated with charter schools, for poor and working class African Americans, the experience is not empowering and instead, they preferred neighborhood schools. How does school choice help perpetuate school segregation?

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