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Download full textHess, Frederick M.; Meeks, Olivia – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2010
For more than a century, school boards have endeavored to govern America's schools and school systems. Collectively, the nation's nearly 14,000 school boards are responsible for the well-being of 52 million children, the expenditure of $600 billion per year, and the supervision of six million employees. Despite the magnitude of this…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Governance, Accountability, Academic Achievement
