UPDATE: Strong Support For Appointed Education Board Last Winter
A Hawaii conducted last winter showed that at least 41 percent of Hawaii residents strongly supported the idea of an appointed board of education. Another 25 percent somewhat agreed with that it was time for an appointed board. The poll was sponsored by the Hawaii Business Roundtable, Pacific Resource Partnership and conducted by OmniTrak Group Inc. The pollsters linked an appointed board with student success.
But as we reported Wednesday, it turns out that there’s no clear data showing that an appointed board is any more effective than an elected one.
Knowing what we know now, do you think we might see a significant change in the numbers? Or are Hawaii residents just looking for someone to blame for Furlough Fridays?
Come talk about this and other related issues in our ongoing elected vs. appointed board of education discussion.
