Author Question: Which of these statements is true regarding the funding of education? a. It is the largest single ... (Read 87 times)

c0205847 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of these statements is true regarding the funding of education?

a. It is the largest single expenditure of state government.
b. Ninety percent of education funding comes from state and local governments.
c. Local school districts in Texas provide the largest portion of education funds.
d. The No Child Left Behind Act, passed by the federal government, has changed public education dramatically,but it has not been accompanied by enough funding to accomplish its goals.
e. All of these statements are true.

Question 2

All of these factors make it likely that welfare will be a perennial issue in Texas politics except _____.

a. the national tax policy has resulted in the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer
b. the economy has little impact on the poverty rate
c. the state's immigration rate is among the highest in the country
d. the poorest of the poor have lost income and have had trouble finding jobs since the 1996 welfare reforms
e. many of the Republican officials who now dominate Texas politics have an inherent dislike of social programs