local vs. state education

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Across
  1. 2. the ability or right to make your own decisions and govern yourself independently. Current issue involving who controls school decisions
  2. 4. official expectations for what students should know and be able to do at each grade level. State-required academic expectations
  3. 7. help or assistance given to someone or something. Education money distributed equally among districts
  4. 10. the power or authority for decisions to be made by people in a local area rather than by a central government or outside authority. Policy giving cities more control over schools
  5. 14. reductions in funding, programs, staff, or services. Reduction in education spending
  6. 15. tax, recurring fee levied by local or state governments on owners of real estate and sometimes other tangible personal property. Local tax commonly used for schools
  7. 16. a condition or a political area with its own government, depending on context. Authority that sets statewide graduation requirements
  8. 17. a person who has the authority to direct, manage, or oversee a specific organization, department, or building. State official overseeing education
  9. 19. the process or system of making decisions, exercising authority, and managing an organization, country, or group. Debate over who controls school curriculum
Down
  1. 1. the official authority or power to make decisions and enforce rules in a particular area of education. ongoing argument about education authority between state and communities
  2. 3. the act of providing financial resources, typically money to support a specific need, program, or project. Money given to districts by the government
  3. 5. a local governing body responsible for overseeing the educational policies, budget, and general administration of a public school district. Elected local education leaders
  4. 6. an official command, an authorization to act, or a requirement to follow a specific instruction. Statewide rules schools must follow
  5. 8. when a higher authority steps in to change, correct, or take control of a school or district because it is not meeting expectations. State takeover of struggling school systems is often called this
  6. 9. local government areas or organizations that manage public schools within a specific community or region. Local governments arguing for more decision-making power
  7. 11. related to a particular place or limited area. Government level that often funds public schools through property taxes
  8. 12. an organized argument or contest of ideas in which participants discuss a topic from two opposing sides. Public disagreement over education policy
  9. 13. group or body of people that has the power to make, change, or repeal laws. Who decides classroom lesson standards in many states
  10. 18. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the main U.S. federal law for K-12 public education, signed in 2015 to replace No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Federal law connected to school accountability