Schools Boards in America: A Flawed Exercise in Democracy
What the Experts are Saying...
"As the nation engages in the critical struggle to improve its schools, the local school board remains a neglected institution. Board members, however, remain critically important. This immensely readable volume by a school board 'member' sheds much needed light on both the strengths and weaknesses of this uniquely American institution."—Jim Hunt, Governor of North Carolina (1977-1985, 1993-2001)
Maeroff brings light and wisdom to understanding why school boards, a uniquely American institution, are both loved and hated, and what we can do to help them improve the education of our children.—Christopher T. Cross, former assistant secretary for educational research and improvement, U.S. Department of Education, and now chairman of Cross & Joftus LLC.
“In School Boards in America: A Flawed Exercise in Democracy the approach is balanced, comprehensive, and succinct . . . The research is extraordinarily comprehensive and the day-to-day examples employed throughout the book keep the reader riveted to the information flow . . . The book raises the consciousness of the profound need to focus more on the critically important dimension of student learning and less on the urgent demands of building maintenance, budgeting, labor contracts, and transportation.—Dr. Frank Heelan, former school superintendent in New Jersey and New York.
“It will be a winner . . . A terrific much needed project written by a uniquely talented and experienced author . . . Direct anecdotal, experiential references strengthen both the substance and credibility of the volume . . . It will be a contribution to the continuing and always heated debate about local control of schools.—Dr. Michael D. Usdan, former president of the Institute for Educational Leadership, Washington D.C.