Sentences with phrase «elected local school boards»

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.

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.

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.

Regardless of that success, the public elected a local school board in November 2011 that included primarily pro-school choice members who hoped to offer some educational options to the families in Loudoun County.

They are run by independent boards instead of elected local school boards and answer to an authorizer that oversees their charter agreement.

He notes superintendents» salaries are now set through negotiations by the elected local school board.

Sixteen more schools that were still considered viable remained under the elected local school board's control; 12 of them soon sought charter status.