Education has traditionally been whose responsibility in the U.S.?

a. Until the second half of the twentieth century, most education was church-centered.
b. City and county governments are primarily responsible for education policy and funding.
c. The federal government determines educational policy but leaves total funding to the state governments.
d. Historically education has been a state and local government responsibility, minimizing the federal role.
e. The federal government has always assumed primary oversight of public education.

ANS: D