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3 days ago · HJR 31 proposes "amendments to the State Constitution to require members of a district school board to be elected in a partisan election rather than a nonpartisan election." The amendment...
Mar 15, 2023 · Inappropriate behavior, mismanagement of funds, conflicts with district administrators or teachers, refusing to listen to their constituents, and violating open meetings laws are some of the reasons listed on petitions seeking to recall school board members. Twenty-three states allow for the recall of school board members.
Mar 7, 2023 · In the District of Columbia and six states—California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington—the student board members held the power to vote on at least some issues, NASBE found. In some states, students’ powers have evolved.
Oct 3, 2022 · Law in four states—Alabama, Connecticut, Louisiana, and, with some exceptions, Pennsylvania—automatically allow partisan school board board elections or party labels to appear on the ballot. These four states have a combined 878 school districts and 7,652 elected school board members.
May 28, 2024 · To help journalists contextualize coverage of school board elections, we spotlight research on who votes in these elections, the role of teachers unions and how new board members can influence school segregation, funding and test scores.
Most states prefer to elect school board members: Citizens in school districts elect more than 94 percent of their school board members. Several states both elect and appoint members. There is an increasing trend to appoint and not elect superintendents.
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Jan 11, 2023 · A school board, also known as a board of education or school committee, is composed of anywhere from three to 15 elected members, although some boards, like New York City's, are appointed...
