has been toward more federal government control and influence.\ has been toward more state and local government control and influence.\ had initially been toward more federal government control, but recently education policy has been decentralized to the states.\ had initially been decentralizing policy to the states, but recently has been toward more federal government control.

has been toward more federal government control and influence. has been toward more state and local government control and influence. had initially been toward more federal government control, but recently education policy has been decentralized to the states. had initially been decentralizing policy to the states, but recently has been toward more federal government control