Campaigns and elections
The likely Democratic nominee for president highlighted the Biden administration’s work to forgive teachers’ student loan debt and protect workers’ rights to join unions.
The vice president has championed more funding for high-poverty schools, Head Start, and school desegregation efforts. Those positions will likely face political headwinds if she wins.
Deciding what to do with MSCS buildings will be a top priority for the incoming Memphis school board after the Aug. 1 election. Here’s what candidates said about a sweeping new facilities plan.
The federal Office of Civil Rights’ investigation found students didn’t get the support the law guaranteed them. The Michigan Department of Education wants the case thrown out.
Critics say Lee’s education platform promotes segregation and inequality.
Early voting has kicked off in Memphis, and five of the nine seats on Memphis-Shelby County Schools board are on the ballot on Aug. 1.
Interested candidates must file for candidacy by July 23 Three positions are open, and at least one long-standing member is not seeking re-election.
Lee works to replace voucher opponents with loyalists in GOP primaries
More than 30 school board seats are on ballots across 10 districts in Marion County in the election this November
We asked the 20 candidates for Memphis school board to tell us about their approach to the district’s strategic and facilities plans, plus ways they’d direct improvements for academic outcomes and remove barriers to learning. Here’s what they said.
What to know about the upcoming school board elections and how to get involved. Plus, a refresher on what school board members do.
Poll results depend on how the questions are framed and who asks
In total, the winning candidates raised $63,500 and spent $36,600 in the election.
As Moms for Liberty and other conservative groups sought to gain control of American school boards, they turned to a blueprint drawn up in one Texas town.
Braun will face Democrat Jennifer McCormick and Libertarian Donald Rainwater in November. See how he answered questions on education.
If voters approve the ballot measure, it could be the first time an Indiana charter school could share in that funding due to a 2023 law.
With federal pandemic aid for schools expiring, the schools say the additional operating funding would be crucial for students and staff.
There are three full-term seats up for grabs and one seat with a one-year unexpired term.
The Heritage Foundation is urging states to charge undocumented students tuition to attend public school in an effort to provoke a challenge to the Supreme Court’s landmark Plyler v. Doe ruling.
The six candidates answered questions on education savings accounts, teacher salaries, learning loss and life after high school.