What are policy goals?

A policy goal is like the big wish that grown-ups have for how things should work better.

Imagine you're playing a game with your friends in the park. You all want to have fun, but sometimes it gets messy, someone pushes another person, or no one wants to share the ball. That’s when you might say, “We need rules so everyone can play nicely.” That rule wish is like a policy goal.

Policy goals are what grown-ups decide they want to achieve, like having cleaner air, more jobs, or better schools. It's like when you tell your parents that you want the park to have swings and slides so everyone can play happily.

Sometimes, people have different wishes. Maybe one person wants a bigger slide, while another wants a bigger swing. That’s like how grown-ups might disagree on what policy goals should be, but they all want things to be better for everyone, just like you want the park to be fun for all your friends.