Which statement explains why public education suffered during Reconstruction?

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Responses

The state preferred private education to public education.
The state preferred private education to public education.
Teachers were not properly trained to do their jobs effectively.
Teachers were not properly trained to do their jobs effectively.
The general public cared more about recovering from the war than about education.
The general public cared more about recovering from the war than about education.
Too many previously uneducated former slaves negatively impacted educational achievement.

The general public cared more about recovering from the war than about education.