1. What evidence suggests that America's educational system is in crisis?
A) Literacy rates are low.
B) Standardized test scores are lower than in other industrialized nations.
C) Teachers are poorly paid.
D) School infrastructure is in poor condition.
E) All of the above are true
2. According to Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol, how do schools reinforce inequality
A) by singling out students from poor backgrounds for tracking into the lower skill levels.
B) by privileging athletes and giving them a much easier educational path.
C) by using local property taxes to fund public schools, thus trapping poor children in poor schools.
D) by "teaching to the test" which removes many more creative subjects from the curriculum