Questions 5-8 refer to the following passage.

In the last paragraph the author mentions all of the following as challenges faced by all schools EXCEPT

a. The difficulty of securing capital

b. The challenge of providing appropriate conditions for special-needs students

c. The necessity to answer to different interest groups

d. The manner in which student performance is measured

e. Poor compensation for teachers

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(5) It has frequently been argued that freeing schools from the rigid rules, regulations, and statutes that have traditionally fettered them Line would have a revolutionary effect on academic achievement. For instance, it has been sug- gested that schools embodying this idea could. develop more effective teaching methods that could then be replicated in other schools. Char- ter schools public schools that operate under (10) a contract, or "charter"-were given just such an opportunity beginning in 1991, when Minne- sota passed the first charter school law. At that time, many critics warned of deleterious rather than beneficial effects that such freewheeling (15) schools could have on the academic achieve- ment of students. Thus, while public opinion differed concerning the social desirability of charter schools, most agreed that there would be a pronounced effect.