N.S.B.A. Endorses Alternatives to Traditional School Governance

By Lynn Olson

The National School Boards Association should assist local boards interested in contracting out school services by creating a technical-assistance network for them, a report released last week suggests.

The report, by a task force on public school governance, was unveiled in New Orleans at the organization's annual meeting. It was expected to be approved by the N.S.B.A.'s board of directors.

Titled "A New Framework for School Governance,'' the report endorses school-based decisionmaking, charter schools, and other alternatives to traditional governance structures, provided...