Murnane and Levy (1997) found that what percentage of 17-year-olds cannot read or do math at the level needed to perform the types of new jobs that are being created today?

Which of the following teachers is likely to be most effective?

A) one who spends much time disciplining students, thereby creating a quiet classroom B) one who understands that some students will not learn regardless of the type of instruction C) one who teaches students techniques for monitoring their own learning

Which of the following models suggests that U.S. society is made up of diverse, coequal cultural groups that should preserve their cultural features?

a) pluralistic society model b) bicultural identity model c) multicultural model d) cultural assimilation or melting pot model