Can this states governing get any worse?  The Board of Education is so obviously tainted by influences outside of the school system. Having been 'educated' both here and on the mainland, and having raised and educated my children in this school system, I can attest to the very poor job being done.  I was on a selection committee to find a new principal for an elementary school and can guarantee you the principal had been chosen long before the formalities of the committee were even started.  The chosen principle was from the bottom three as scored by the committee. What a waste of time on everyone's part.  One of my children was an IEP student.  Throughout the years he had fabulous teachers and horrible teachers.  I removed him from public schools for three years and he went back in, in advanced classes. It was a remarkable transformation. More flexibility at the community and school level needs to be given for improvement to happen.  The district offices are way too bloated!