Which of the following best describes the main difficulty that has been encountered in implementing the No Child Left Behind Act?
a. The act did not increase federal spending for education enough to help the states meet the law's requirements.
b. The act emphasizes teacher improvement too much and does not emphasize student learning enough.
c. The law does not provide any way for children who are attending failing schools to move to higher-performing schools.
d. The act set standards that were too easy for states to meet.
Answer: a
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