Identify for Which Claims, If Any, Support Has Been Given

question 25

Essay

Identify for which claims, if any, support has been given in the following passage; and state in your own words the reasons that have been offered for these claims.
"The California State University trustees showed considerable foresight in their recent unanimous decision to strengthen the system's admission standards. . . ."
"Public high school curricula deteriorated to such a degree throughout the state during the last two decades that English literature included courses in science-fiction and detective stories."
"That's not all. Social studies courses often were reduced to consciousness-raising sessions complete with rock music and feature films." Foreign-language requirements were abandoned, along with several advanced courses in science and math.
"And students could generally earn credits for working after school. . . ."
"[The new standards are] certain to raise the level of education among would-be college students. And that has to be a good thing."
-Chico (Calif.) Enterprise-Record

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