States As Policy Laboratories

States as Policy Laboratories

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States as Policy Laboratories

States as policy laboratories characterized as the one popular impression to effectively understand the idea of public policy construction and implementation at the state level. Fifty states of the country play their role as policy laboratories that focus to craft the policies according to the specific needs of the state populations. The formulation of the state policies considers as the experiments that have the potential to further recognized as the model legislation ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"NECMvoqD","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(McGovern, 2011)","plainCitation":"(McGovern, 2011)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":1577,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/VD9KQLJC"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/VD9KQLJC"],"itemData":{"id":1577,"type":"article-journal","title":"A New Model for States as Laboratories for Reform: How Federalism Informs Education Policy","container-title":"NYUL Rev.","page":"1519","volume":"86","author":[{"family":"McGovern","given":"Shannon K."}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2011"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (McGovern, 2011). Different states constructed different forms of public policies according to the specific requirements of the area. Here the main focus is to provide a brief review of one interesting policy in the state of Minnesota.

Minnesota is recognized as the one important state of the country referring to the main idea of public policy programs. Various forms of public policies are crafted and applied in the state to meet the needs to the citizens. Bullying at different levels and in various form is identified as the one major concern for the state. The state of Minnesota took effective measures in the form of establishment of the anti-bullying laws and policies. There are different laws that cover the problem of bullying under numerous considerations. The main focus of enforcing the public policy of anti-bullying in the state is to provide necessary protection, especially to the young generation ADDIN ZOTERO_ITEM CSL_CITATION {"citationID":"baDJAY50","properties":{"formattedCitation":"(Stopbullying.gov, 2017)","plainCitation":"(Stopbullying.gov, 2017)","noteIndex":0},"citationItems":[{"id":1576,"uris":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/ILIVCMY2"],"uri":["http://zotero.org/users/local/lMSdZ3dY/items/ILIVCMY2"],"itemData":{"id":1576,"type":"webpage","title":"Minnesota Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies","container-title":"Stopbullying.gov","URL":"https://www.stopbullying.gov/laws/minnesota/index.html","author":[{"family":"Stopbullying.gov","given":""}],"issued":{"date-parts":[["2017"]]}}}],"schema":"https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json"} (Stopbullying.gov, 2017). Any form of threatening, abusive, or harmful approach against any citizen is not tolerated by the state that can clearly be explored under the domain of different laws and policies.

In concluding remarks, it is essential to mention that the administration of the state is determinant to implement the public policies relevant to anti-bullying laws and regulations. These laws provide adequate encouragement to the districts about the facets of bullying prevention programs and successful strategies according to the actual requirements of the people living in the state.

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ADDIN ZOTERO_BIBL {"uncited":[],"omitted":[],"custom":[]} CSL_BIBLIOGRAPHY McGovern, S. K. (2011). A New Model for States as Laboratories for Reform: How Federalism Informs Education Policy. NYUL Rev., 86, 1519.

Stopbullying.gov. (2017). Minnesota Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies. Retrieved from https://www.stopbullying.gov/laws/minnesota/index.html