A recent sociological study indicates that, despite increasing polarization and partisan animosity in the United States over recent decades, employers are not hiring based on political affiliation. The study “Partisan Affiliation and Hiring in Public Education: The Selection of School District Superintendents” appears by Greer Mellon (Brown University) in the American Sociological Review. The author explores the role of partisan biases in one of today’s hotbeds of political division—public schools.
School districts hire superintendents on merit, not political affiliation, study finds
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