Problem 1: Identify one or more official policy actor(s) most responsible for the public policy issue of changing education policy such as middle school/high school curriculum, paying teachers more, and more trade schools in evaluating/implementing/blocking this public policy issue. Be specific.
Problem 2: Identify one or more unofficial policy actor(s) most responsible for this public policy issue.
Problem 3: Consider what kind of research may be useful in assessing these policy or issue and tailoring it to the relevant actor or audience. (For example, is there a lack of current or relevant data on this issue? Are there externalities that have not been fully understood? Are there new academic perspectives that have not been taken into account in the policy process?)
Problem 4: Develop 3 research questions related to this topic.
Problem 5: Also relate a relevant quote from An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, and Models of Public Policy Making by Thomas A. Birkland chapters 4-6