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primarily from political scientists and economists, rather

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than from people who are greatly interested in education.

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In the book, The Reorganization of State

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Governments in the United States by A. G. Burke, he says,

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Even when managed by able, well-intentioned men, boards are

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not altogether satisfactory. They tend to be slow to act

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and difficult, if not impossible for the governor and

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legislature to supervise. Consequently, it becomes one of

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the principal tenets of the State reorganization movement

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to replace boards and commissions with single officials.

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The democratic way may often have been at a

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slower pace, but in this country, it produces superior

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results. Would anyone suggest that we should sacrifice

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our democracy for the efficiency of dictatorship? But

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why are we so concerned with education, and why spend such

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a large proportion of our budget on schools? It is the

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child. He is the heart of the matter. His future is dear

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to us. He is the reason we cling to our traditional be-

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lief that the policies and operational management of our

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public schools should be in the hands of lay boards of

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education, responsive to local needs, fully endowed with