16. BONUS: Why Local School Accountability Matters, with Jack Schneider

University of Massachusetts professor Jack Schneider joins us to talk about what local school governance does for us as citizens, how to do it well, and what stands in the way. LINKS to stuff we've written together: "Putting the Public Back Into Public Accountability" (Kappan) "In Praise of Ordinary Measures" (Educational Theory) Educational Accountability 3.0: Beyond ESSA (NEPC report) LINKS to Jack's stuff: The Education Wars (2024) A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door (2021) Off the Mark: How Grades, Ratings, and Rankings Undermine Learning (But Don't Have To) (2023) Have You Heard (Podcast)