The shortcomings of elected local school boards are only the most obvious of the many problems of education governance in the United States in 2011. (educationnext.org)
Public schools governed by elected local school boards are one of the cornerstones of our nation's democracy, and local school boards sit at the junction of policy and effective implementation of targeted turnaround efforts. (centeronschoolturnaround.org)
Denying these citizens» right to elect local school boards through state takeovers or mayoral control should sound the same alarm as denying them the vote because the impact of the action minimizes their democratic voice and vote. (schottfoundation.org)