The
brief considers a four - part framework
of EAD design choices: political and legislative context; strategies for using takeover
authority, timelines, and sustainability; structure
of the EAD's «
central office» and within the state's education
authority; and the capacity needed within the EAD and from external partners to carry out the turnaround.
Moreover, the U.S. State Department — whose Office
of Children's Issues serves as the
Central Authority for the United States under the Convention has long espoused and argued for — such an interpretation and the U.S. Government submitted an amicus
brief supporting the father's position.