Today, we look at key school board races in two of the largest school districts in America
School boards long have had clout, but they are even more important now that the Every Student Succeeds Act transfers more power to the states to raise academic standards and determine whether students are meeting them. As more decisions become local, school trustees are ever more responsible for both understanding and embracing the reforms that will lead to greater student achievement. Data and accountability matter. Without them, we simply can’t know how well every student is learning and where to intervene appropriately to keep students on a path to success.
Today, we look at pivotal school board races in the Dallas and Los Angeles school districts, respectively. Those two districts are among the largest in America, so what happens in them impacts many students and could cause other districts to pay attention.
A school board race where putting a premium on data prevailed
Los Angeles school board elections send an important signal to the nation
