Read the paragraph from a school paper’s editorial. Recently, the Wheatbrook High School Board has come across a problem that many districts across the nation face: the school district is short of funds. One suggestion to reduce costs is to increase class sizes from an average of 20 students per class to an average of 30 students per class. This proposal is simply unacceptable.

Why does the author use the phrase short of funds?

Read the following passage "you're not here to read books, you're here to learn! " the childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. we had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. they say school was even a building above ground. but that was obviously dangerous. how could society thrive if all the children sat around reading all day? when would they have time to learn about veins of coal, processing fuel, and all that stuff? school was important.what two central ideas in this story are most closely related? a. the importance of literature and the dangers of miningb. humankind's basic survival needs and independence c. the nature of learning and societal dysfunctiond. the powers of rumors and abuse of authority

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference.the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to

(the black cat poem) where does the writer fail to support her points with evidence? what evidence from the story would you suggest adding to support these points?