Complete the sentence about certification. States such as Texas provide (BLANK) to teachers for seeking certification from a professional organization, such as the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

All of the following statements point out negative aspects of the gilded age except: a. politicians gave government jobs to political supporters. b. political bosses cheated large cities out of millions of dollars. c. industrialists bribed members of congress to ensure favorable votes. d. in 1903, wisconsin became the first state to hold primary elections.