Enrollment in Public Schools Grew Rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s

question 49

Multiple Choice

Enrollment in public schools grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s as a result of __________.

• A) an increase in population
• B) an increase in public funding for schools
• C) a sudden rejection of private education
• D) desegregation

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