A General Lesson We Learn from Sociological Research About Education

question 143

Multiple Choice

A general lesson we learn from sociological research about education is that

• A) good education depends not only on schools but on the state of families and local communities.
• B) U.S. schools are steadily getting better.
• C) schools matter more than families and local neighborhoods.
• D) most public schools perform well; most private schools do not. (Applied;

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