Why does the author include the fact that the amount available for expanding learning time

(ELT) has increased to $ 13 million?

A lt proves that starting an ELT program is a good way for Andover to raise money,

B It suggests that ELT programs are growing rapidly, so Andover should add one.

It shows that ELT Is too expensive a program for Andover to fund on its own.

It supports the idea that state funding for Andover's ELT program will not run out.

B. It suggests that ELT programs are growing rapidly, so Andover should add one.

Explanation:

In the article, "Longer school day: Expanded learning time pros and cons" written by Bethany Bray for The Andover Townsman, the townspeople of Andover discuss the reasons for and against Expanded Learning Time (ELT).

During the discussion, a townsmember named Heim, highlighted that the ELT program had grown in 3 years from $500,000 to $13 million to show that the program had rapidly increased it's reach in those 3 years and that it would be beneficial to Andover to climb onboard the train because not only was the Program rising, it also had the support of the Governor, as well as the legislature.

the sentence that contains a restrictive clause is a.they decided to meet where the band was performing

explanation:

a restrictive clause is also known as an essential clause

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel