That's the question that will soon be decided by the Kansas Supreme Court. After teacher Linda Baker won a seat last year on the Topeka school board, her elected colleagues filed suit, arguing it was impossible for her to serve objectively as both employee and employer. In a speech to the Delegate Assembly April 3, Chambers said NSBA will work with the Federation to help local school boards. For we know that it is only as we work together that we can raise the bar of academic achievement and close the gap. . . . Delegate Assembly approves NSBA policy directions During its annual meeting at NSBA's National Conference, the NSBA Delegate Assembly adopted several policies and resolutions addressing student achievement, including a new policy setting forth the Key Work of School Boards.
Corporate marketers have kids in their cross-hairs.
Increasingly, these marketers see children as an economic resource to be exploited, much like iron ore or raw timber.