School Board Members' Focus Shifting, Survey Says
The results of a nationwide survey of school board members show a shift in focus toward student achievement and away from the nitty-gritty district management issues known as the “killer B’s:” buses, buildings, books, budgets, bonds, and similar issues.
But today’s school board members appear not to be as interested in issues many policy observers deem to be on the cutting edge of school reform. They consider charter schools, performance pay for teachers, and year-round school not as important to student achievement as strong leadership and professional development, according to the survey results.
“School Boards Circa 2010: Governance in an Accountability Era,”
was written by Frederick M. Hess, the director of education policy studies for the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, and Olivia...
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