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The lowest on the branch. This is what it all connects to.

Every public school is ran by a school board at both the state and local level. For example the Norfolk public schools are ran and overseen by the Norfolk Public School Board system, which is then in turn ran by the VDOE (Virginia Department of Education).

Each public school receives and must abide by the policies created and edited by the school board members.

How a public school succeeds is purely off of how much the school board members care about their work (Maeroff, 2010)

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The little guys with a big importance.

For example the Norfolk Public School Board.

They hold meetings at the local level which tie into either city councils or a couple of schools in the districts they are assigned (Norfolk Public Schools, n.d.).

Members are chosen through election and the only requirement is that you must be a Norfolk resident (Norfolk Public Schools, n.d.).

The staff carry out policies and budget expenses (Norfolk Public Schools, n.d.).

They as well hold meetings open to the public to discuss policies or changes in policy at hand (Norfolk Public Schools, n.d.).

Local boards connect the close knit community to the schools they potentially attended. Creating a place where citizens can actively create a better schooling environment or improve on the one already established (Maeroff, 2010).

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The big guys that rule the schools. They play the most pivotal role in the education of a state. For example the Virginia State Board of Education or VDOE.

They control and oversee the thousands of school districts in the state.

Their role is to collect the policies the Federal Department of Education creates as well as create their own (Wills & Beckham, n.d.).

Each state has their own board and each work in unique ways due to the fact that they have to follow the code of their state (Wills & Beckham, n.d.).

They set statewide curriculum standards, establish graduation requirements, determine teacher qualifications, create testing and assessment programs, implement Every Student Succeeds Act, and develop rules and regulations for the administration and state programs (Virginia Department of Education, n.d.)

They as well hold meetings open to the public which discuss the broader issues within education. Such as funding or COVID protocols.

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The leader of all education in the country.

The federal role in education is limited by the 10th amendment but they still play a influential role nonetheless (U.S. Department of Education, n.d.)

They are busy with the large scale issues. Such as the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), Civil Rights, FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act) etc. (U.S. Department of Education, n.d.)

Their role is to oversee each states implementation of federal laws regarding education. If a state is violating any acts within the constitution regarding education then the Government can step in. Otherwise the Federal role is severely limited (U.S. Department of Education, n.d.)