End of the Beginnings

One of my biggest peeves is that these monstrous entities we call, "State Boards of Education," are nothing but political cluster fucks. In fact, the concept we all have of a, "board," has gotten quite skewed in the last 100 years. Most Boards of Directors, upon which such of: Education, etc. have been modeled, are composed of cronies who will help propagate the ideals of the President and/or CEO. While our State Boards of Education are elected, at least some of them, most people don't even vote for them, AND they often run unopposed. I may be over-generalizing here, but my point remains. The concept behind a State Board of Education may have been good originally but its time has passed, at least in the current inception. It is my belief we need State liaisons between the federal, Department of Education and the Local Boards. The State, at least in Ohio and in my estimation, just gets in the way, ALL THE TIME...