SIstem UK

What percentage of school-age children attended state-funded public schools as of 2013?

• 87%

• 50%

• 65%

• 30%

What percentage of school-age children attended tuition and foundation-funded private schools as of 2013?

• 15%

• 20%

• 10%

• 5%

What percentage of school-age children were homeschooled as of 2013?

• 1%

• 8%

• 5%

• 3%

What is the total funding for education in the United States?

• $500 billion

• $1 trillion

• $1.3 trillion

• $2 trillion

In 2014, what percentage of the GDP did the United States spend on all levels of education?

• 5.7%

• 3.8%

• 6.2%

• 4.5%

In 2018, how did primary and secondary per-pupil spending in the United States compare to the OECD average?

• 50% higher

• 34% higher

• 20% lower

• Equal

What did the Economist Intelligence Unit rate U.S. education as in 2014?

• 1st best

• 5th best

• 14th best

• 20th best

According to the Programme for International Student Assessment, where do American 15-year-olds rank in reading literacy, mathematics, and science?

• 10th in the world

• 1st in the world

• 25th in the world

• 19th in the world

When did Massachusetts take the lead in education reform and public education?

• 17th Century

• 18th Century

• 19th Century

• 20th Century

What Supreme Court case made racial desegregation of public elementary and high schools mandatory?

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

• Marbury v. Madison