Widener Commonwealth Law Review
Abstract
Education is likely the most democratized area of policymaking in the United States. Of the approximately 13,500 public school districts in the United States, the vast majority are elected—and “school board member” is one of the most common elected offices in the country. At the state level, twenty-two states, two territories, and the District of Columbia have elected education officials. The exposure of public-school governance to direct democratic input has, in recent years, created an opening for outside forces to spend money and support candidates—which has included charter-school advocates and those opposed to “Critical Race Theory.”
Recommended Citation
Yeargain, Quinn
(2024)
"Taking Education "Out of Politics": The Rise of Nonpartisan State Education Governance,"
Widener Commonwealth Law Review: Vol. 33:
Iss.
1, Article 1.
Available at:
https://cwldc.widener.edu/wclr/vol33/iss1/1
