It is powerful for local school committees to pass resolutions support state senate and house bills to demonstrate support from the local level. (citizensforpublicschools.org)
Massachusetts charter schools are generally managed by a board of trustees and are independent of local school committees. (academic.oup.com)
After he had begun the new job, some of his former Sharon High students encouraged him to run for the local school committee, and even helped him campaign. (sciencemag.org)