How School Boards Shape Education

Harvard HGSE

**Lottery-based Enrollment** Not long ago, America’s local school boards were viewed as unexciting entities that conducted mundane district business, and they were often an afterthought in academia and among education reformers. More recently, across blue, purple, and red states, school boards have become highly visible battlegrounds, adjudicating some of the most contentious issues of our time. This course engages participants in essential education governance questions and explores why…