Assignment task: Look up your state's department of education. For example, I am originally from Colorado so I would find the Colorado Department of Education for this discussion.
Question 1: What does your state's department of education do?
Question 2: Is there a state superintendent? Who is he/she and how did they get that role?
Question 3: Is there a state board of education? If so, who are they and how did they get that role, and what do they do?
My State Would Be Louisiana