State governments have several responsibilities with respect to public education, including:
- Running school boards: State governments often have a role in overseeing and supporting local school boards.
- Setting standards: States establish educational standards and learning goals for public schools.
- Providing funding: State governments allocate funding for public education, which often includes distributing state and local tax revenues to schools.
So, all three responses you provided—running school boards, setting standards, and providing funding—are responsibilities of state governments in relation to public education.