Vocabulary Activity

4. A reform movement which emphasized the need for more reading, writing, and math
7. tests designed to give a measure of students’ performance
9. a surge in birth rate after world war 2
10. identified funding expectations, both federal and state, to expand support for these programs
12. an attempt to diversify the racial make-up of schools in the United States
13. performance standards for knowledge and skills students should master in specific subjects area
16. outlawed segregation in the United States public schools and public places
18. created a federal government commitment to equal opportunity for all students regardless of race, geographic location, disability, or socioeconomic level
19. a framework of 16 general career areas or categories
20. cannot read or write
21. sought to improve the schools most in need
22. to help preschool children from low-income families develop the skills they needed for success
23. Schools teach toward students demonstrating mastery and achievement of specified knowledge and skills in subject areas.

1. to prepare students for successful transition from high school to postsecondary education/credentialing and employment
2. measurable proof that schools and teachers were providing high-quality education
3. guaranteed a free public education for children with disabilities
5. guidelines defining what students at various levels should know and be able to do
6. made money available to improve scientific equipment for public and private schools
8. The court ruled that racial segregation of schools violated the Constitution
11. Classes taught in two languages
13. to improve the performance of schools in the United States
14. the ending of a policy of racial segregation
15. prohibited discrimination based on gender in all programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance
17. codified the National Education Goals and offered grants to states that committed themselves to specific plans for systematic reform of K-12 education.
19. A public school that operates with the freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools