All schools have to teach certain subjects. The states dictate that.
School funding is very bias toward upper state schools in Illinois. The state dictates that.
The federal government gives schools Title money and the tells them what they have to spend it on. Local boards should be able to decide that.
The feds dictate what school kids eat. The diverse demographics in schools all over the country are enough of a reason not to allow that.
Local school authorities should be able to design their own curriculum, structure their own methods of retaining teachers. The state dictates teacher tenure.