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maychende

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The No Child Left Behind requirement that teachers be highly qualified is frustrating to state and local school authorities because
 
  a. the requirements are so extreme that very few teachers can meet the standard, thus creating teacher shortages.
  b. state departments of education cannot agree on what is meant by highly qualified.
  c. the new requirements apply only to new teachers.
  d. federal funding to states has lagged behind what the states need to cover the cost of implementing the requirements.

Question 2

The shift from categorical grants to block grants in the 1980s resulted in
 
  a. more funding for education from the federal level.
  b. funding decisions shifting from the federal level to the state level.
  c. more rules and regulations from the federal Department of Education.
  d. greater emphasis on funding specific federal programs.



rleezy04

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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: d

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: b



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