Our findings challenge the belief that school boards are unimportant, showing that who serves on the board and what they prioritize can have far-reaching consequences for students.

1 day ago · Identity turns out to be a poor proxy for ideology, with limited governance effects that are fully explained by differences in policy priorities. Our findings challenge the belief that …

This paper uses new data on the viewpoints and policy actions of school board members, coupled with a regression discontinuity design that generates quasi-random variation in board …

That is, in part, because of the country’s many small, rural and small-town school districts, which themselves are disproportionately White, but it holds even after adjusting for district size. The …

Abstract An ongoing debate in both academic and policy circles focuses on how board members’ demo-graphic and professional backgrounds—i.e., their identities—shape organizational …

3 days ago · Research shows schools are not engines of indoctrination but complex institutions balancing free speech and learning.

2 days ago · Anoka-Hennepin’s school board is facing a crisis of trust as political ideology and culture wars replace educational expertise, hurting students and staff alike.