Reference no: EM133093501

Based on the required readings and your own research, in an initial post of at least 300 words, you will assume the role of a member of a local school board addressing a Senate Committee on Education who are contemplating making changes to how elementary and secondary educational decisions are made. Your position on the issue is assigned below by the first initial of your last name. See below:

-S through Z: Argue persuasively against shifting all elementary and secondary educational decisions to your state Department of Education (maintain decentralized decision making), which would result in your school district and all others across the state providing the same curriculum to students and being managed in the same way. Your debate argument statement should:

-Analyze the potential issues involved in centralization of education policy. Discuss any challenges that might emerge if the American educational system was centralized and managed by state governments that are removed from local parental engagement. (As you consider this, think about some of the level of service and responsiveness of bureaucratic departments that oversee state services.

-Identify the benefits of maintaining a decentralized model.

-Defend your position by proactively addressing perceived disadvantages.

-Assess issues of:

-Tax policy

-Representation in decision-making

-Parental choice

-Diversity; how might centralization impact diverse communities across the state