Which statement best explains why the public school system created during Reconstruction was both a success and a failure? (1 point) Responses It allowed all southern children to get an education, but since the schools were integrated, many white children did not attend. It allowed all southern children to get an education, but since the schools were integrated, many white children did not attend. It allowed all southern children to get an education, but segregation made it expensive. It allowed all southern children to get an education, but segregation made it expensive. It encouraged racial understanding, but widespread corruption made it too expensive. It encouraged racial understanding, but widespread corruption made it too expensive. It encouraged racial understanding, but girls were not allowed to attend the schools. It encouraged racial understanding, but girls were not allowed to attend the schools.
The statement "It allowed all southern children to get an education, but since the schools were integrated, many white children did not attend." best explains why the public school system created during Reconstruction was both a success and a failure.
