The body that determines how taxes will be used to support schools, what will or will not be taught, and the length of the school day and year is the?

• A. Local School Board
• B. State Legislature
• C. Federal Department of Education
• D. City Council

Answer: (B)

State legislatures set the rules that shape education funding, curriculum, and calendars. They decide how tax dollars are allocated to support schools, establish statewide curriculum standards or requirements, and often specify the minimum length of the school year and number of instructional days. Local school boards implement those laws, manage the local budgets within the state framework, and decide local policies, but they operate within the rules set by the state. The federal Department of Education doesn’t determine state curricula or school calendars, and city councils typically don’t control statewide education policy.