Small-Town School Boards and Big-Time Economics
A glance into the StrongHolds school boards have in rural Arkansas
School boards may appear boring to most people.
You may think these elected officials – no, they are not volunteers – vote on hiring a superintendent, glance at a district's test scores and receive updates on wins and losses for the football team.
They do a lot more.
A school board hires and fires all staff based on the superintendent's recommendations,…
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