It's got to be one of the most thankless, unappreciated jobs out there.
Why would anyone run for their local school board.
You never hear about these people when things are going smooth. The public stays away in droves from their meetings - until they start talking about raising taxes, or cutting jobs or course offerings.
Then, suddenly, they find themselves in the crosshairs.
Especially these days in Pennsylvania, where our governor and Legislature do not exactly see eye-to-eye on spending and budget negotiations drag on for months, local school board members are left hanging in the wind, pretty much to fend for themselves when it comes to their budget.
All of which makes what happened this week in the Upper Darby School District all that much more important.
That's why it landed on our front page this morning.
Upper Darby schools are facing a $6 million shortfall. But they're not raising taxes.
Instead, they will simply tighten their belts, tapping into their fund balance as they await word from Harrisburg on much much state aid they can expect.
Good for them.
You can read about it here.
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