| A | B |
| state legislature roles | roles include financial support, curriculum, certification, public and nonpublic schools |
| state board of education role | funcations as advisory position to governor and state legislature |
| chief state school officer | chief executive officer of the state board of education |
| state department of education | established by state legislature to oversee the state's educational enterprise |
| school accreditation | state departments of education evaluate schools and teachers |
| intermediate units | agencies that function between state department and local boards of education |
| governor roles | articulate educational policy |
| state supreme court roles | interpret the constitutionality of state laws |