▁with ▁skills ▁in ▁problem - sol ving ▁and ▁communic ations . ▁ ▁David ▁Os bor ne ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Policy ▁inst itute ▁wrote ▁an ▁article ▁entitled , ▁“ Re in vent ing ▁America ’ s ▁School s : ▁Creating ▁a ▁ 2 1 st ▁Century ▁Education ▁System ” ▁that ▁mentioned ▁School ▁bo ards ▁under ▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁practices ▁have ▁found ▁it ▁less ▁difficult ▁to ▁build ▁new ▁types ▁of ▁schools ▁as ▁new ▁opportun ities ▁and ▁requirements ▁surface . ▁App oint ed ▁or ▁elected ▁bo ards ▁have ▁more ▁control ▁over ▁quality ▁because ▁of ▁their ▁capabilities ▁to ▁select ▁among ▁various ▁operators , ▁b arg ain ▁for ▁performance ▁benchmark s , ▁and ▁do ▁away ▁with ▁failing ▁schools . ▁ ▁Mass ive ▁Public ▁Education ▁System ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Education ▁Association ▁( NE A ) ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁explaining ▁the ▁main ▁reason ▁of ▁American ▁educ ators ▁and ▁leaders ▁for ▁visual izing ▁an ▁extensive ▁system ▁for ▁public ▁education . ▁It ▁is ▁essential ▁to ▁train ▁the ▁youth ▁in ▁becoming ▁dynamic ▁contrib utors ▁in ▁self - g overn ment . ▁Cast ing ▁votes ▁is ▁not ▁enough . ▁Cit iz ens ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁must ▁help ▁look ▁after ▁the ▁common ▁good ▁which ▁ent ails ▁n urt uring ▁debate ▁prof ic iency , ▁critical ▁thinking , ▁and ▁civ ic ▁virt ues ▁of ▁students . ▁However , ▁only ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁American ▁students ▁achieve ▁the ▁compet ent ▁standard ▁on ▁the ▁NA EP ▁C iv ics ▁Ass ess ment . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Ass ess ment ▁of ▁Edu c ational