Given the history of federal funding of education, it is most accurate to say that a. the federal government has never had a noticeable impact on public schools through allocation of financial support. b. the federal government has always supported public education financially, but this has only recently been noticed because of budget cuts. c. federal funding of public education has generally been tied to special projects, special legislation, or issues of national concern such as desegregation and, more recently, academic achievement. d. states have consistently been able to refuse federal financial support of public education rather than face the intrusion of the federal government in a state responsibility. Group of answer choices