Which of the following sentences from the introduction [paragraphs 1-6] BEST develops a central idea of the article? (A) And at least four 2020 presidential candidates have come up with elaborate plans to raise teachers' pay by thousands of dollars. (B) Politicians were convinced, they told the public, that school districts had too much money and just needed to find a way to spend it more effectively and more efficiently. (C) Now, in light of the teacher strikes, there's an aggressive push by politicians in some states to undo tax cuts in order to improve school districts' budgets and teachers' pay. (D) "There's only so much political capacity states have to raise revenue," said Rebecca Sibilia, who leads advocacy group EdBuild.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.