Which of the Following People Is Most Representative of the Typical

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following people is most representative of the typical school board member?

• A) Loretta Padovani, a white, sixty-eight-year-old retired bookkeeper with grandchildren in the public schools
• B) Carla Wilson, an African American, forty-year-old, with a master's degree in nursing, who is a nurse practitioner at a large hospital
• C) John Baster, a white, fifty-one-years old, who has an M.B.A. and is an executive at a computer software company
• D) Joe Eichler, a white, forty-four-year old high school graduate, who works in a tool and die factory

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