Question

read the passage about the role of local government in public education. then follow the instructions below.
look at the table. then follow the instructions below.

free public education is one of the main services that local governments provide. public schools are immense institutions. about 50 million students between kindergarten and twelfth grade attend public schools in the united states, and local governments contribute hundreds of billions of dollars each year to fund them.
local governments coordinate this massive service through school boards. there are over 12,000 school boards in the united states. local communities usually elect school board members. board members vote to make major decisions for school districts, such as setting budgets, making school policies, and hiring school leaders.

sort the statements according to whether or not they are supported by the passage.

school board members are elected by a state - wide vote.
the main role of school boards is to enforce educational policies set by governors.

supported by the passage
school boards can choose who serves as a principal.

not supported by the passage
school boards set budgets for programs such as sports teams.

Explanation:

1. For "School board members are elected by a state - wide vote": The passage says "Local communities usually elect school board members", so this statement is not supported.
2. For "The main role of school boards is to enforce educational policies set by governors": The passage states that school boards make major decisions like setting budgets, making school policies, and hiring school leaders, with no mention of enforcing governors' policies, so this is not supported.
3. For "School boards can choose who serves as a principal": Since the passage says board members vote to hire school leaders (and a principal is a school leader), this is supported.
4. For "School boards set budgets for programs such as sports teams": The passage only says school boards set budgets for school districts in general, with no specific mention of sports teams' budgets, so this is not supported.

Answer:

Supported by the passage: School boards can choose who serves as a principal.
Not supported by the passage: School board members are elected by a state - wide vote, The main role of school boards is to enforce educational policies set by governors, School boards set budgets for programs such as sports teams.