[RockBassCreek]

One way to deal with a wayward administration is to start a drive for a smaller, deconsolidated school district. We're in the middle of that right now. The research is so much on the side of smaller districts and smaller schools turning out better students, that our state legislature had made it RELATIVELY EASY to go smaller.

Then you have a more accountable, closer to home local board of education. You can even replace old administrators.

[ladylib]

I like this idea even better: The state and the feds are totally out of the picture; taxes go down because ineffective public schools will close; arrogant and uncaring school officials go somewhere else to earn a living; and parents control their kids' education -- contracting out for the teachers that they want, who will use the curriculum the parents want, and everybody is fairly happy.

http://www.oregonlive.com/metroeast/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/metro_east_news/1050926410146352.xml

This school only goes up to the 8th grade, but I can see someone starting a K-12.

[pray4liberty]

We have a local board of education. They just don't fire people, even when it's warranted.