Question

Long answer
1) write a note on the need for the involvement of the state government in education.

Answer 1

In America, public education, or free schooling that is open to the public, is regulated by three different government entities. The federal government offers little input into schools, though it provides funding that they can put strings on.

On the opposite end, the local governmentoffers a lot of input and deals with specific day-to-day teaching decisions in a small, local area. And somewhere in the middle, the state government offers some input and helps guide education in each state.

Let's take a closer look at the roles and tasks of state governments in public education in America.

Roles

As we've seen, the federal government has mostly a hands-off approach to schools, while local governments are very hands on. Somewhere in the middle is the state government, which guides education without making specific decisions about day-to-day operations.

How does the state government do that? There are three specific roles that the state government plays in education. You can remember these with the acronym 'PAL.'

P is for 'policymaker.' One of the major things that the state government does is to set policy to guide schools and districts within the state. For example, the state government might set standards for what should be accomplished at each grade level