Campaigns and elections
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Democrats still have an edge, according to a review of over a dozen polls.
Voters in six school districts cast ballots on Tuesday to decide whether referendums should pass. Only one district’s referendum failed.
A University of Michigan report last year said students from low-income homes, as well as Black and Hispanic students, have less access to career and technical education programs.
The current city council president will be the city’s first female mayor.
Colorado voted on two ballot measures that would fund free universal school meals. Both passed.
Colorado voted on whether to approve two ballot measures that fund free universal school meals. Both passed.
Democrat Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey’s gubernatorial election, delivering a sharp rebuke to Republicans.
Beyond funding and school choice, the candidates have weighed in on curriculum and parent involvement, echoing national debates over what schools should teach and how the state should intervene.
Both Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli support expanding New Jersey’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, but experts warn that costs, equity, and capacity could make that difficult.
New York City’s next mayor will oversee the nation’s largest school system. Here’s where the candidates stand on mayoral control, class sizes, selective admissions, and more.
The candidates' visions for education could shape the future of Newark Public Schools and carry significant weight for the district, five years after it regained local control.
Mayor Lee Harris rejected the proposal to avoid cutting short five current board members’ terms. The county commission can override the veto within 30 days.
Marc Kagan reflects on his experience teaching Mamdani, a notable parent conference with the mayoral hopeful’s father, and why he became a teacher at age 47.
As Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill compete to become New Jersey’s next governor, they’ll need to confront the president’s policies that impact education.
Four seats on the seven-member board are up for election in November.
Six candidates are vying to win the Democratic primary, while five are contending for the Republican nomination. The primary is set for June 10.
Along the campaign trail, the mayor has been critical of charter schools and called the state’s current school funding system ‘broken.’
Overall, 3.47% of Newark voters participated in the April 15 election, slightly below the turnout among the city’s youth voters.
Multiple parents reported problems with the election site Friday morning, including parents appearing on ballots for seats for which they are not running.
At just 23, Arts High School alum David Daughety is among the youngest candidates elected to the Newark Board of Education after the district returned to local control in 2018.