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ELI5: Regarding US education, the roles of the: state legislature, state board of education, and state department of education.
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In the US, these are the normal educational administrative groups, going from local to federal

## Local Board of Education

This is usually the governing body for a local school district.  They make budgetary and hiring decisions for all the schools in their district.  The sizes of these can vary widely.  A school district can be just one or two schools in a small town, or an entire metropolitan city, or an entire county.

## State Department of Education

Differs a bit from state to state.  Some states have constitutions that include education as a primary role for the state.  Some states don't.  In many cases, the primary function of the State Department of Education is to assemble data and reports to comply with federal laws.  In some states, they will take a more proactive approach.  If there is a State Board of Education, it's is usually just a committee within the Department of Education (or sometimes separate) that makes curriculum and standards decisions

## State Legislature

Depending on how schools are funded in the state (some are funded more by local property taxes, some more through the general state fund), the legislature may be responsible for funding schools.  

## Federal Department of Education

Their primary purpose now is providing loans and grants for higher education and ensuring each state complies with various requirements (testing, diversity, sports, equality, etc.).  There have been attempts at expanding the scope of the Federal Dept. of Ed. through initiatives like No Child Left Behind, and Common Core, but they haven't been as successful.