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Education Commission of the States outlines national models for state K‑12 governance to Vermont committees
Summary
Education Commission of the States staff briefed the Vermont House and Senate Education Committees on four common state models for K‑12 governance, comparing how chief state school officers and state boards are selected and what powers boards typically hold.
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) presented a 50‑state comparison of K‑12 governance models to a joint hearing of the Vermont House and Senate Education Committees on Tuesday, Feb. 11, focusing on who selects chief state school officers and the authorities state boards hold.
"We were founded about 60 years ago through the Interstate Compact for Education as a national nonpartisan and non advocacy education policy center," said Joel Moore, director of state relations for ECS, describing the organization's role in collecting and summarizing state practices. The presentation, delivered by Moore and Zeke (last name not provided), assistant policy director at ECS, summarized how different states assign authority across governors, state boards, and chief state school officers.
ECS framed four common governance models: (1) governor appoints both the board and…
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