Comparative Analysis of Rhode Island, Florida, South Carolina

Comparative Analysis, State
The two states that I will be analyzing are Rhode Island and Florida, on the one hand, as compared to my home state of South Carolina. Variables used in the comparative study comprise of political cultures, state judicial systems, structure of state legislatures and partisan balance, geographic areas, local governments, gubernatorial powers, and states’ levels of party competition.
Comparative Analysis: Policy
Laying emphasis explicitly on the policy issue of teacher shortages, the comparison analysis of each state gives rise to imperative information regarding how the following variables impact the policy outcome.
Political cultures
States will propose dissimilar strategies for coping with teacher shortages, reliant on the political culture. For instance, the state of Florida is providing remunerations for teachers who are prepared and ready to accomplish distinctive areas experiencing shortages (Quinton, 2017). Nonetheless, it might be one of the states diminishing the qualifications requited to educate to address the shortage. On the other hand, the state of Rhode Island has been providing emergency certification for teachers, which is akin to the approach taken by South Carolina with respect to alternative accreditation.
Structure of state legislatures and partisan balance 
In terms of state legislators and partisanship, Rhode Island has been a republican state for the past three decades. On the other hand, Florida state is presently a republican state and therefore are aligned and partisan to the policies being vouched for by the republican party.
State judicial systems 
The judicial system of Florida is split fundamentally into four levels comprising of circuit courts, county courts, district courts of appeal as well as the Supreme Court. On the other hand, the judicial system of Rhode Island comprises of traffic tribunal, worker’s compensation court, district court, family court, superior court and the Supreme court. With respect to the state of South Carolina, the judicial system comprises of the circuit courts, court of appeals, and supreme court (Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press, 2018). This implies that in all three states, any policy decisions to be upheld or overturned ought to be undertaken in the Supreme Court.
Geographic areas (urban/rural states) 
With regard to geographic expanses, all three states are experiencing shortages of teachers in both the rural and urban areas. Nonetheless, it is perceptible that the rural regions are experiencing a significantly greater deficiency of teachers.
Local governments 
The state of Florida has three kinds of local government including special districts, counties, and municipalities. With respect to teacher shortage, South Florida and Miami-Dade counties are some of the local governments (Robbins, 2016).
Gubernatorial powers 
The governors of the states of Florida, South Carolina and Rhode Island are the elected officials, the head of the state’s executive and hold the highest offices in the states. With regard to gubernatorial powers, the governors of each of the state have the authority to sign the bills deliberated into law. For instance, in Florida, the governor signed into law a bill that outlined the key need to subsidize the preparation of potential teachers in an endeavor to increase the supply of teachers in the state (Darling-Hammond, 2017).
How do the states’ levels of party competition affect your results? 
The level of state party competitive have a significant impact on the outcomes of the policy issue. Notably, in South Carolina, legislators and governors have dissimilar approaches to deal with the problem of recruiting and preserving teachers. For instance, the conservatives endeavor to entirely eradicate or reduce requirements of certifications. On the other hand, Liberals wish to increase the taxes in order to increase teacher remuneration and make substantial alterations the systems of evaluating teachers (Burnette II, 2016).








References
Burnette II, D. (2016). Teacher Shortages Put Pressure on Governors, Legislators. Education Week. Retrieved from: https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/02/10/teacher-shortages-put-pressure-on-governors-legislators.html
Darling-Hammond. (2017). The Answer To Teacher Shortages: Creating A Sustainable Profession. The Huffington Post. Retrieved from: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-darlinghammond/the-answer-to-teacher-sho_b_12319698.html
Quinton, S. (2017). Teacher shortages linger in many states. The Pew Charitable Trusts. http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2017/12/28/teacher-shortages-linger-in-many-states
Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press. (2018). Structure of the court system. Retrieved from: https://www.rcfp.org/florida-open-courts-compendium/structure-court-system
Robbins, J. C. (2016). Florida teacher shortage labeled ‘critcal’. Retrieved from: http://www.miamitodaynews.com/2016/04/12/florida-teacher-shortage-labeled-critical/