One Effective Way for Improving Public Education in Texas That

question 18

Multiple Choice

One effective way for improving public education in Texas that Democrats, Republicans, and Tea Partyers support is

• A) literacy tests for teachers.
• B) issuing vouchers.
• C) reducing the number of required end-of-course tests from 15 to 5.
• D) increasing pay for teachers.
• E) allowing school districts to drop the algebra II requirement for graduating high school seniors.

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Definitions:

Remedial Seniority

A legal or policy provision granting certain employees priority in job reinstatement or promotion, often as a remedy in discrimination or labor disputes.

Compensatory Damages

Money awarded to a plaintiff as reimbursement for her or his losses; based on the amount of actual damage or harm to property, lost wages or profits, pain and suffering, medical expenses, disability, and so on.

Disparate-Treatment Discrimination

A form of discrimination where an individual is treated less favorably than others based on a protected characteristic.

Title VII

A segment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that bars discrimination in the workplace on the grounds of race, skin color, faith, gender, or national background.