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Policy Solutions: We Need a School Board Election Holiday
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Jonathan E. Collins – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
Voter turnout for school board elections is historically low, with tiny percentages deciding who governs schools. Columnist Jonathan E. Collins proposes a new federal holiday, School Board Election Day, to increase voter turnout and public involvement and interest in public schools. School board elections would be held on the same day nationally,…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Voting