A School Voucher Program Targeted Towards Low- and Middle-Income Families

question 415

Multiple Choice

A school voucher program targeted towards low- and middle-income families would cause

• A) racial and economic segregation among schools to rise.
• B) per-pupil funding in the public schools to fall.
• C) salaries for outstanding teachers to rise.
• D) competition between public and private schools to fall.

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Definitions:

Mental Structures

Internal cognitive constructs that represent the mind's perceptions, thoughts, and ideas; they shape how information is interpreted and stored.

Assimilation

In psychology, the process of integrating new experiences into existing cognitive schemas or frameworks.

Accommodation

In cognitive psychology, accommodation refers to the process by which individuals revise their existing mental frameworks or schemas to incorporate new information.

Sensorimotor Stage

The earliest phase in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, spanning from birth to about 2 years of age, during which infants learn about their environment through their sensory experiences and motor actions.