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Proposed Michigan bill would make local school board elections partisan

LANSING, Mich. — A new bill introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives would make a major change to how local school board candidates appear on the ballot. House Bill 4588 proposed to make ... Read More

Michigan bill would make school board elections partisan, breaking 100-year tradition

Michigan lawmakers are debating a bill that would require school board candidates to run with party labels, ending the state’s long nonpartisan tradition. Education groups warn the proposal could ... Read More

Why Michigan voters may eventually know if school board candidates are Democrats or Republicans

Since the pandemic, public schools have increasingly become political battlegrounds. Once mundane school board meetings have seen heated debate over mask mandates, critical race theory and gender and ... Read More

Ohio bill would add political parties to school board races, reduce State Board of Education seats

Ohio lawmakers have brought back up a bill that would add party labels to candidates in local school board elections with a newly added amendment that would eliminate all elected seats on the State ... Read More

4 Education-Related Takeaways From This Week’s Elections

Although education wasn’t the main focus of high-profile races that dominated ballots Tuesday in New Jersey, New York City, and Virginia, the outcomes of those contests will have implications for ... Read More