In Order to Recruit a Sufficient Number of Teachers in California

question 97

Multiple Choice

In order to recruit a sufficient number of teachers in California, the competency level of teachers to be hired was lowered to a tenth grade level. Other states have made similar adjustments. How did the author of the text describe this change?

• A) He called it "a necessary adjustment in American education."
• B) He compared it to the Great Depression.
• C) He blamed the universities for not doing a better job preparing teachers.
• D) He called it "a national disgrace."

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