School Board

I am a political

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I am a political recidivist. An incorrigible, repeat voter. A career lever-pusher. My electoral rap sheet is as long as your arm. Over the course of three decades, I have voted for presidents and school board members. I have voted in high hopes and high dudgeon. I have voted in favor of candidates and merely … Read more

School boards are, for

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School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for political office, or well-meaning parents who represent an ethnic group or geography, or have some other narrow interests. Few people on them understand what governance is about. Eli Broad

I want Christians to

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I want Christians to consider who they vote for. We look a lot at the presidential elections. And that’s where so much of our focus is, especially from the media, but some of the most important elections are the local elections – the mayors, city council members, county commissioners, school boards. How important school boards … Read more

But if you really

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But if you really want to get involved in making a difference, you can stay at home with your family and have a job and make a reasonable living without having to be on an airplane all of the time, then you ought to go back home and run for School Board. Birch Bayh