Question

what is the controlling idea of the selection?
a many people believe that student projects such as community gardens are more successful when participatory budgeting is used.
b participatory budgeting has a long history involving many people across the world in city and school budget planning.
c many people believe that participatory budgeting is the best way to plan school budgets, because it involves students.
d participatory budgeting is a way for students to be involved in planning school budgets, but not everyone agrees that the process works.

Explanation:

To find the controlling idea, we analyze each option:

• Option A focuses on student projects like community gardens, but the main topic is participatory budgeting in school/city planning, not just student projects' success.
• Option B states that participatory budgeting has a long history with many people worldwide in city and school budget planning, which captures the broad scope of its history and application.
• Option C claims it's the "best" way, but the text likely doesn't assert superiority, just its existence and use.
• Option D introduces a disagreement about the process working, but the controlling idea should be more about the concept and its history/use, not the debate.

Answer:

B. Participatory budgeting has a long history involving many people across the world in city and school budget planning.