Which of the following is true of the federal government's role in education?

A. The federal government's role in education was relatively small before the 1960s.
B. Pell grants remain the states' largest source of financial control over school policies.
C. The federal government provides roughly 25 percent of total school funding throughout the country.
D. The 1965 Higher Education Act devolved a good deal of education policy back to the states.
E. The federal government provides roughly 70 percent of total school funding throughout the country.


Answer: A

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