What School Board Associations Should Be Teaching their Members: They Have Little to No Power in Educational Decisions for their Districts
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The Missouri School Board Association's explanation of its purpose sounds promising. From the first two paragraphs under "history":
The school board is a unique institution in American culture. It has served to keep schools close to the people as our system of public education has changed over the years. School boards offer citizens from all walks of life the opportunity to determine the community’s direction and vision for their children’s education.
From its very beginning as a state, Missourians have recognized the importance of locally controlled public schools. The Act of 1820, which allowed Missouri to become a state, established the township as the first way of organizing schools. This system led to the creation of many