7 States Will Go to Polls To Pick Schools Chiefs

By Joetta L. Sack

Elections 2002 Voters in Arizona, California, Georgia, Idaho, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Wyoming will choose their top education officers when they go to the polls Nov. 5.

And even though few voters outside education circles know who they are or what they do, the state schools chiefs have increasingly important roles as new federal mandates take hold.

Each race has its own local education issues, though most candidates for state superintendencies are focusing on accountability and...