The romantic notion that local school boards are
elected by local citizens has been replaced with the reality that these elections are essentially rigged.
Not exact matches
Yes, but not without abusing its power
by upending the principle that
citizens, through their
elected representatives in
local government, should be able to decide for themselves issues that affect only their communities.
He has focused in particular on how to reform politics
by devolving power to
local constituencies through referendums on important issues and on recalling votes for
citizens who are unhappy with the performance of MPs and other
elected officials.
Among its basic goals, DSBA is dedicated to advancing the quality of Delaware's public schools, promoting efficient and effective administration of those schools and strengthening the tradition of
local citizen control through the establishment of education policy
by elected and appointed school board members directly accountable to the communities they serve.