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Question 1:

What percentage of Pennsylvania 11th grade public school students scored "Proficient" or higher in Math on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment exam in 2006-07?

54%
67%
73%
77%

Question 2:

What was the average scholarship value awarded to a student to attend a school of choice using Pennsylvania's Educational Improvement Tax Credit in the 2006-07 school year?

$1,100
$8,200
$11,500
$27,100

Question 3:

State funding for K-12 education has declined in the last 20 years, after inflation is taken into account.

True
False

Question 4:

Of the $22 billion spent on Pennsylvania public schools in 2005-06, what percentage went to public cyber schools?

<1%
5%
9%
11%

Question 5:

What was the average per-pupil expenditure for children choosing to attend public cyber charter schools in 2005-06?

$2,300
$8,400
$12,100
$17,800

Question 6:

Public cyber charter school students are not required to take the PSSA exam.

True
False

Question 7:

Public cyber charter schools do not serve special education students.

True
False

Question 8:

The percentage of funding spent in the classroom (instructional) decreases in . . .

School districts with rapid enrollment growth.
School districts with larger total enrollment.
School districts with high per-pupil funding.
School districts with smaller total enrollment.

Question 9:

Over the last three years, what percentage of all teacher strikes in America occurred in Pennsylvania?

0%
26%
35%
65%

Question 10:

The Pennsylvania State Education Association's Political Action Committee was the largest single contributor to candidates for the state legislature in 2006.

True
False