A recent study confirms educators worst fears:

Question

A recent study confirms educators’ worst fears: the salaries of teachers in the public school system have fallen far behind the salaries of those who teach in the private sector. Prior to 1970, salary levels in both sectors were comparable, while today such a great disparity exists between the salaries that it can be corrected only by the injection of at least twenty billion dollars into the public education system.

Of the following inferences, which can be most reliably inferred from the passage above?
 
1>Since 1970, teachers in public schools have suffered annual decreases in salary.
 
2>If the government were to budget at least twenty billion dollars for raises for public school teachers, these school teachers' salaries could become comparable to those currently earned by private school teachers.
 
3>People who send their children to public school care less about the quality of education their children receive than do those who send their children to private school.
 
4>In regulating the pay scale for teachers, the government has inadvertently hurt the cause for better schools.
 
5>Expenditures on school supplies since 1970 have absorbed the funds which once would have been allotted for pay increases.

sukanyar · Answer

According to me, it is 2. Can you publish OA and also let us know the source.

1>Since 1970, teachers in public schools have suffered annual decreases in salary: Not necessary; the reason for disparity could be because salaries of those who teach in the private sector could have increased.

2>If the government were to budget at least twenty billion dollars for raises for public school teachers, these school teachers' salaries could become comparable to those currently earned by private school teachers: Directly mentioned in the passage.

3>People who send their children to public school care less about the quality of education their children receive than do those who send their children to private school - Nothing about the quality mentioned in the passage

4>In regulating the pay scale for teachers, the government has inadvertently hurt the cause for better schools.: Out of scope; nothing about the "cause of schools" mentioned in the passage.

5>Expenditures on school supplies since 1970 have absorbed the funds which once would have been allotted for pay increases. - Again outside scope.

SivaKumarP · Answer

Source is 'princeton review' test

sukanyar · Answer

What is the OA please?

A recent study confirms educators worst fears:

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