Divided boards can work, but only where the two factions agree on the basic premises of the job — something increasingly rare these days.
By Russ Larson
Introducing the School Director Candidate Spotlight series
A series of articles highlighting candidates for school director from around the region.
Beth Ann Rosica: 9-0 school boards in either direction are not best for students
School boards should include diverse viewpoints and political philosophies, not nine politicians in lockstep.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Central Bucks School Board approves “politics in classroom” policy
The policy sparked controversy as the board reaffirmed its commitment to keeping teachers’ personal politics out of the classroom.
By Linda Stein
School Board Series: A day in the life of a school board director
Broad + Liberty launches a series of interviews with school board members across the Commonwealth.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Upper Moreland School Board rejects candidate for board president because he was “cis, white male”
One board member openly admits that her vote was based on race, sexuality.
By Todd Shepherd
David Hardy: Philadelphia’s school board needs to get out of charter authorizing
The school board has shown itself unable to manage the process correctly, to students’ detriment.
By David Hardy
Larry Ceisler: San Francisco school board recall shows rational voters rising up
As I look at school boards across our country, I conclude we need more recalls and resets. Let us all, especially kids, learn from history.
Parents in Chester County ask courts to remove school board members over mask mandates
Petition alleges board members went beyond their legal authority and that the mandates should have been lifted after the Pa. Supreme Court shot down a statewide school mask mandate.
By Todd Shepherd
Pennsylvania school board member to parents: ‘I don’t work for you’
A York Suburban School District School Board member created controversy when he wrote a recent op-ed to concerned parents and declared, “I don’t work for you.”
By Victor Skinner