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Empty Seats at Powerful Tables: The State of School Boards in America

Uploaded on: January 18, 2023
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Primary Author(s): BELE AASA CASEL Co-Author(s): Becerra, A. & Weissglass, J. Learning for Justice Manola Secaira, Crosscut PERTS Turnaround for Children The Canopy Project
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This report analyzes a large-scale, first-of-its-kind survey of elected school board members from across the country, focusing on education leaders of colors. A deeper understanding of their perspectives, priorities, experiences, and challenges is critical to recruiting more diverse candidates and ultimately driving school boards to address structural racism in education.


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