In Order to Recruit a Sufficient Number of Teachers in California

In order to recruit a sufficient number of teachers in California, the competency level of teachers to be hired was lowered to a tenth grade level. Other states have made similar adjustments. How did the author of the text describe this change?

A) He called it "a necessary adjustment in American education."
B) He compared it to the Great Depression.
C) He blamed the universities for not doing a better job preparing teachers.
D) He called it "a national disgrace."