School Boards in America: A Flawed Exercise in Democracy

by Gene I. Maeroff

School boards spend almost $500 billion in taxpayer-provided funds, they employ more than 6 million people, offering pensions and lifetime health benefits that have helped build the obligation that has put state governments in fiscal peril. This book lifts the veil of obscurity from school boards and makes readers think about the issues.

Genres: Education

239 pages, Paperback

First published November 15, 2010

Reviews

[Mikayla Beckman · Rating 3 out of 5]

So I only read a couple chapters of this for my ed pol and democracy class, but it was very informative. I feel like the democracy of a school board is a very niche topic, yet an important one. In contingence with this book I also watched part of a school board meeting. In full honesty, watching a school board meeting was more beneficial to me in understanding the democracy of a school board than the reading, however that could be that this book is just incredibly dense. Overall, if you have a burning desire to learn about school boards and democracy and te history of them, I guess read this book. But if you want a more immersive experience, just go to a school board meeting and watch the drama unfold.