After elections, School Board may be more responsive to parents
"Reform-minded challengers failed to unseat Fairfax School Board members in Tuesday's election, but they succeeded in forcing candidates across the county to endorse at least some change in the management of the region's largest school system.
Now the question is whether those candidates will keep their campaign promises.
If they do, the next board will probably look more skeptically upon central-administration expenditures and will almost certainly hire an independent auditor to evaluate programs and spending. It may push to restore honors courses as a mid-level choice between standard-level and Advanced Placement classes.
And perhaps most importantly, after years of fielding criticism for allegedly ignoring community input on high-profile issues including budget cuts and discipline-policy reform, the next board will be more sensitive to making sure parents and teachers feel heard..."
