In higher education, governing boards hold considerable power. The most important decisions they make are the hiring, ...

MINGO COUNTY, W.Va. –State Superintendent Michele Blatt says that the bad political climate in Mingo County Schools was the deciding factor behind the state Board of Education’s decision to takeover ...

The best course of action is to begin with transparency. Publicly identify potential conflicts and set clear protocols for a ...

Senate Bill 114 would allow mayors and city council to appoint and approve school board members, as well as adding more seats ...

The Arlington County Board has tapped the brakes on discussing any changes to the county’s governance structure, agreeing to return to the issue after some preliminary steps. The 5-0 decision on ...

A unanimous Rutherford County Library System Board voted June 2 to rescind a March decision to remove books promoting "transgenderism or 'gender confusion' in minors." Pending new board chairman Cody ...

This fall, a new study announced that 84 percent of board members and 90 percent of board chairs were white. And at least a quarter of boards were all white. That’s a pretty appalling figure. But ...

FROM HARFORD COUNTY. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE BOOK FLAMER WAS REMOVED FROM PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AND THAT DECISION SPARKED SOME OUTCRY FROM PARENTS AND OTHER GROUPS. AND NOW THE ...

The Jackson-Madison County school board met on Apr. 17 and voted to table its decision regarding the charter school application for Jackson Museum School Jackson Museum School's Founder/CEO Jean ...

The longer I practice public relations, the more I notice a set of traits settling into my reflexes: a sceptical edge, a ...