You and me. When was the last time you knew who the different candidates for the school board were and what they stood for?
You rarely read about them in the papers or hear about them on the news but they are the ones who decide who is hired and who is fired. They install the jerks and the good guys who will be teaching the children in your area.
Someone once said, "All politics are local." That is especially true in the case of the schools.
Don't speak for me. I follow local elections very carefully, everything from town council, school board, even the beer board.