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Crawford: Is electing a school chief really necessary?
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Early in January, Richard Woods will be sworn in as the duly elected superintendent of state schools. He could very well be the last person ever elected to this statewide constitutional office. There will be a serious push in the upcoming legislative session to put a constitutional amendment on the 2016 election ballot that would make this an appointed rather than an elected position.