Sentences with phrase «important school board election»

For that reason, former Lt. Gov. Gail Schoettler, who lives in Douglas County, called this year's election «the most important school board election in the country.

Not exact matches

But the absence of a relationship between average school test scores and incumbents» electoral fortunes in the 2002 and 2004 school board elections raises important questions about the assumptions underlying accountability systems.

In an article for Education Next,» The Biggest Little Election You've Never Heard Of,» Max Eden explains why the school board race in Douglas County was so important to the school voucher movement.

The election of three school board members comes at a particularly important time as the district faces critical budgetary decisions, the need to improve student achievement particularly for chronically underserved students and even greater parent demand for high quality educational options including charter public schools.

There are a number of local elections taking place across California tomorrow, Tuesday, March 7, including several important elections for the Los Angeles Unified school board.

Since his election to the Board of Education in July 2007, Dr. Vladovic has been a strong advocate for a number of important LAUSD issues including eliminating year - round calendars, ensuring health benefits for all employees, personalizing education, championing for the arts, fighting for more environmentally safe schools, supporting drop - out prevention and mentorship programs, and maintaining world class instruction through difficult budget times.

While much of education policy comes from the state level, local school board elections are critically important to the direction of your local public schools.

On October 10, Ms. Grijalva took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to speak with me about some of the important issues surrounding the 2014 school board elections.