If city residents could not elect their school board members, at least they could have people like them in positions of authority. (educationnext.org)
We supported the introduction of mayoral control in 2002 because no one took responsibility for our schools under the old system of locally elected school boards. (uft.org)
But some education specialists say that elected school boards in general pose problems for urban school districts with challenges related to poverty. (nytimes.com)