To prevent states from violating federal law after the 2013-2014 school year; in return, states were required to: a. focus academic improvement efforts on the lowest performing 15% of schools
b. emphasize attain of college and career readiness standards
c. develop teacher evaluation plans based in part on student test performance
d. All of the above

“dear sir: it is with great reluctance, i trouble you on a subject, which does not fall within your province; but it is a subject that occasions me more distress, than i have felt, since the commencement of the war; and which loudly demands the most zealous exertions of every person of weight and authority, who is interested in the success of our affairs. i mean the present dreadful situation of the army for want of provisions, and the miserable prospects before us, with respect to futurity. it is more alarming than you will probably conceive, for, to form a just idea, it were necessary to be on the spot. for some days past, there has been little less, than a famine in camp. a part of the army has been a week, without any kind of flesh, and the rest for three or four days. naked and starving as they are, we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery, that they have not been ere this excited by their sufferings, to a general mutiny or dispersion. strong symptoms, however, discontent have appeared in particular instances; and nothing but the most acitive efforts every where can long avert so shocking a catastrophe.” what’s the central idea?

Chris, a master at office gossip and innuendo, says, "we know we have a corporate spy someplace in the organization, probably on the management team itself. there is no evidence that it is audrey. in fact, she's too clean, if you know what i mean. somebody should fire audrey; she's got to be the spy." by making this argument chris is actually engaging in (a) an appeal to emotion fallacy (b) a straw man fallacy (c) an appeal to ignorance fallacy (d) circular reasoning (e) an appeal to the mob fallacy

Isaiah is a citizen of florida. he would like to propose a new amendment to his state's constitution to be voted on in the next election. is isaiah able to do this? no. the u.s. and florida constitutions do not allow citizens to add amendments to the state or federal ballot. no. the florida constitution says citizens may only propose new laws or amendments at local government meetings. yes. the florida and u.s. constitutions allow citizens to add amendments to be voted on in the next federal election. yes. the florida constitution allows citizens to propose amendments to the state constitution to be voted on in the next state election.