"The very reason why the Board of Regents are in the Constitution in the first place is because education doesn't need to swing with the political pendulum," board member Laura Perkins said in October, adding that she wasn't speaking as a representative of the board, but as a concerned citizen who has watched the evolution of education governance over the years. This sentiment reflects a broader apprehension about the potential consequences of political interference in higher education."
"Bipartisan lawmakers who supported the change believed it would be key to ensuring tighter institutional accountability in a system that has churned through chancellors and seen a slew of high-profile controversies in recent years—so much so that this was the second time the lawmakers put the measure before voters in recent years."
"Opponents argued that directly electing board members shields the state's higher education system from the heavy politicization of legislative appointment and protects academic freedom. And both times voters rejected the amendment, this time by a more significant 11-percentage-point margin."
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