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sabina

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What did No Child Left Behind, passed in 2001, do?
 
  a. created a common high school curriculum for all states, and allowed students to transfer from unsuccessful schools to successful schools
  b. allowed students to transfer from unsuccessful schools to successful schools, and required annual testing of students in core subjects
  c. required annual testing of students in core subjects, and mandated that teachers earn master's degrees in their chosen subject areas as a condition for gaining teacher certification
  d. created a common high school curriculum for all states, and required annual testing of students in core subjects
  e. allowed students to transfer from unsuccessful schools to successful schools, and mandated that teachers earn master's degrees in their chosen subject areas as a condition for gaining teacher certification

Question 2

Which of these is not a problem facing the education system in Texas?
 
  a. The number of economically disadvantaged students, which continues to grow within every ethnic group, has risen to 60 percent of all students.
  b. Texas ranks dead last among the states, with about 80 percent of its population holding high school degrees, compared to 85 percent nationally.
  c. In Texas, the public school system continues to grow, averaging 1.9 percent growth each year, a rate nearly four times the growth of public schools nationwide.
  d. More than 800,000 Texas students have limited proficiency in the English language.
  e. Texas needs a large numbers of teachers, and their high salaries and benefits drain the funding for education.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

e



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