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Article: School boards: Democratic ideal or a troubled anachronism?(FEATURES)(LEARNING)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- October 21, 2003
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Byline: Teresa Mendez
Resolved: "School boards should be abolished."
This was the subject of a high school-style debate recently held at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. Taking on the finer points were some prominent names in the world of education. It's a decades-old question. And one that lesser-known orators across the country are grappling with as well.
Both those who champion public school boards and those in favor of abolishing them argue passionately that schools must maintain a high standard of cost-effective education. And they must be accountable to taxpayers, students, and families.
But are school boards ...