The government has the power to establish schools. It is state and local governments that have the power.
(in the US) The establishment of school systems and curriculum is in the hands of state and local governments.
Reserved powers
The state government has the power to establish and maintain schools. The federal government use to have this power before it was delegated to the states.
The Government.
The branch of government that can establish a federal government is the legislative. This is done through the Congress which is given the power by the US constitution.
the power to tax,spend,borrow,establish courts,and maintain public schools
federal government
Besides giving public schools taxpayer dollars for every occupied seat, the federal government has no involvement in school activities, cirriculum, hiring, or daily goings-on. They used to have authority, but, those powers were delegated to the states.
They have more power than the state government
The states have this ability due to its reserved power to establish local government systems.
Legislative branch
If someone believes power corrupts, then they wouldn't be able to support any type of government fully. There is a balance of power no matter how casual the government.
the 10th amendment gives the government the right to create schools.
Federalism