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Frank Riggs: “And a locally elected school board, it seems to me, is accountable to and responsive, we hope responsive, to the local…”

On the recordJuly 22, 1997
And a locally elected school board, it seems to me, is accountable to and responsive, we hope responsive, to the local community, not a federally funded work force development coordinator who is not an elected official and therefore really not accountable to the community at all.
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Frank Riggs
California

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Discussing the accountability of locally elected school boards compared to federally funded coordinators.

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