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Segun Eubanks; Monica Goldson; Pamela Callahan – Theory Into Practice, 2024
The performance of school boards as a governmental body has been a source of often well-deserved critique in both policy and academic outlets. In this article, we explore approaches to school board governance to conceptualize possible approaches to increasing effective governance in service of students -- namely effective governance, district…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, School Administration, Board of Education Role, Governance
Warren Seay Jr. – Theory Into Practice, 2024
State takeovers of public-school districts are a controversial method to help fix struggling schools across the United States. This article considers the reasons behind takeovers, their effects on schools and communities, and both the positive and negative aspects of state involvement. We examine various state laws and specific examples from 3…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Boards of Education, Board of Education Role, State Boards of Education
Carrie Sampson – Harvard Education Press, 2024
In "Navigating School Board Politics," Carrie R. Sampson examines the political power of the US education system's publicly elected school boards, the reality of how they apply that power, and the resounding impact of their governance. The work makes the case that school boards, as both the direct link between local communities and…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Board of Education Policy, Politics of Education, Equal Education
Chang, Ethan; Serrano, Uriel; Kasper, Julie – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2023
Increasingly fraught disputes over education have elevated local school boards as key sites of inquiry. In this critical ethnography, we examine how ostensibly neutral school board rules, routines, and relations play out in practice. We asked, How do (queer) youth of color proponents, white opponents, and white allies of an anti-oppressive…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Board of Education Role, Board of Education Policy, Suburban Schools
Jacqueline Baxter; Katharine Jewitt – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2024
Changes to the structure of English education because of decentralisation policy, particularly since 2010, have resulted in the creation of large groupings of schools -- multi-academy trusts, organisations with multi-level governance structures, set out in schemes of delegation. Although the government has demanded absolute clarity on the role and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Boards of Education, Board of Education Role, Governance
Amanda Slaten Frasier – AERA Open, 2024
Prohibited concept laws have a chilling effect on teaching, resulting in the erasure of social justice topics; however, the extent to which district-level actors support such laws or the role they play in perpetuating the effect is unclear. I offer a framework for understanding how district-level policy messaging contributes to the chilling effect…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Superintendents
Julia M. Dennis – ProQuest LLC, 2024
School board conflict and controversy can negatively impact the board's function, the school district, and the community. Using the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) framework, this action research study sought to investigate how the implementation of interprofessional collaborative practices could improve the board's response to…
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Cooperation, Boards of Education, Conflict Resolution
Piscitelli, Anthony; Perrella, Andrea M. L.; Payler, Adam – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2022
School board trustees play an important role in the education of children throughout Ontario. Using an online survey of Ontario residents, expectations of school board trustees are explored in detail. The survey included an open-ended question that asked respondents what role they see being performed by trustees, as well as a question that asked…
Descriptors: Expectation, Boards of Education, Online Surveys, Foreign Countries
Holly Henslin Link – ProQuest LLC, 2022
School boards diligently strive to demonstrate their accountability amidst continual criticism, currently at a heightened level following the COVID-19 pandemic, with ensuing drops in student achievement. The responsibilities of a school board are often misunderstood by their community, and school boards themselves are struggling in this era of…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Governance, Accountability, Socialization
Brian Wilson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation examined the differences in school board activities between high-achieving and low-achieving districts across urban, suburban, and rural settings in Pennsylvania. The focus was on understanding the disparities in official behaviors contributing to academic outcomes. This study addressed a critical gap in educational governance…
Descriptors: High Achievement, School Districts, Boards of Education, Urban Schools
Leslie Ann Locke; Ann Blankenship-Knox – Thresholds in Education, 2024
On September 22, 2020, Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13950, titled "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping." While the order has been revoked, as of May, 2022, 34 states, including Iowa (HF 802), had passed or were considering legislation prohibiting the use of critical lenses, such as Critical Race Theory, in public K-12 schools. In…
Descriptors: Critical Race Theory, Racism, Gender Bias, Equal Education
Mike Kirst, Contributor; Gabriela Mafi, Contributor; Rick Miller, Contributor; Mauro Sifuentes, Contributor – California Collaborative on District Reform, 2024
This collection of reflections serves as a companion to the California Collaborative's report, "Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing: Lessons About Effective School Board Governance From Napa Valley and San José Unified School Districts." The report describes the experiences, practices, and learnings from two school boards in California…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Governance, School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education
Davis Campbell; Michael Fullan; Babs Kavanaugh – Corwin, 2024
Addressing the urgent challenges of school leadership in our divided, post-pandemic landscape, "The Governance Core 2.0" is an essential guide for school trustees and superintendents dedicated to making a meaningful difference in their districts. Davis Campbell, Michael Fullan, and Babs Kavanaugh provide useful tools and techniques to…
Descriptors: Governance, Educational Administration, Boards of Education, Superintendents
Mohapi Augustinus Monyan; Rantsie Kgothule – Research in Social Sciences and Technology, 2023
The present paper explores collaborative school board roles in alleviating dropout among Children with Physical Disabilities (CwPDs) in primary schools in Lesotho. An interpretive approach with a qualitative case study design provided insight into how school board members interpret and understand their roles and responsibilities and shed light on…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Dropout Prevention, Students with Disabilities
Cynthia D Shapira – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Small, private, women's colleges served an important role historically and continue to do so today. The number remaining after the advent of general coeducation at private colleges and universities provide a niche in the diversity of higher education institutions. Many of the women's colleges that remain today undertook significant changes in…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Strategic Planning, Educational Change