Question

read the excerpt from a concluding paragraph and answer the question.
school districts that have had to cut athletics from their programs because of budgetary problems have saved up to one - quarter of a million dollars. the message seems clear. school districts should discover what sports programs are costing them.
the main point of the excerpt is to ______.
criticize the school districts
summarize the alternatives
put an economic issue into a new perspective
advocate for a specific response

Explanation:

The excerpt starts by stating that school districts cutting athletics saved money. Then it says "the message seems clear" and gives a directive: school districts should discover what sports programs cost them. This is advocating (recommending) a specific action (finding out the cost of sports programs), which is a specific response. It's not just summarizing alternatives (no listing of multiple options), not criticizing (no negative remarks about the districts themselves in a blaming way), and not presenting the economic issue (budget problems) in a new perspective (it's more about suggesting a response than re - framing the issue).

Answer:

advocate for a specific response