School Boards and The Fight for Public Education

The September 2012 broadcast of The Perkins Platform will focus on the challenges that school board members across the nation face to insure high quality education experiences to all children.  Recent challenges to the need for school boards  have placed many board members on the defense and left many fighting to stay relevant.  Our special guest will be Dr. Anne Bryant - Executive Director of the National School Boards Association.  Dr. Bryant will discuss some of the important issues being faced by her membership and share her insights on why school boards are important to public education.