In the United States, primary and secondary education is usually provided by local government, although partly financed by state government grants. As a result, there are often substantial differences in the quantity and quality of education offered by different schools, even in the same state. Yet in Hawaii, education is a state government function. Similarly, in Australia, which has a federal structure similar to that in the United States, primary and secondary education are provided by the states. And in some US states, such as Michigan, New Mexico, and Washington, the state government dominates and provides a substantial majority of the financing for schools, reducing local differences. What reasons might a state government offer to support a proposal to transfer education from a local to a state responsibility? Why might some individuals oppose such a transfer? Discuss how those reasons might lead one state or nation to select local provision while others opt for state provision. Would you favor such a transfer (or the opposite) in your case?