I am going to make a post on this soon - by far - the biggest challenge I've encountered in local politics is this question: in a highly technocratic liberal society - what is the right level of interaction between elected officials and technocratic staffers? What comprises a "lane" for someone who is elected and can't be fired? What typ…
I am going to make a post on this soon - by far - the biggest challenge I've encountered in local politics is this question: in a highly technocratic liberal society - what is the right level of interaction between elected officials and technocratic staffers? What comprises a "lane" for someone who is elected and can't be fired? What types of problems are acceptable for them to deviate from the lane? What if staffers they appoint suck? I think this is a much harder question than people appreciate and it is rampant across all levels of evanston government.
I think if they had the same goals, ideals and ‘dreams’ but were actually good at their jobs I wouldn’t care. The role of a school board is probably pretty vague and leaves a lot of freedom for varied agendas but again, you have to actually be good at your job.
I am going to make a post on this soon - by far - the biggest challenge I've encountered in local politics is this question: in a highly technocratic liberal society - what is the right level of interaction between elected officials and technocratic staffers? What comprises a "lane" for someone who is elected and can't be fired? What types of problems are acceptable for them to deviate from the lane? What if staffers they appoint suck? I think this is a much harder question than people appreciate and it is rampant across all levels of evanston government.
I think if they had the same goals, ideals and ‘dreams’ but were actually good at their jobs I wouldn’t care. The role of a school board is probably pretty vague and leaves a lot of freedom for varied agendas but again, you have to actually be good at your job.