Fact Sheet: Local School Board Elections Matter
WEB2 days ago · Voter turnout in local school board elections is estimated to be around only 5 percent to 10 percent. As a result, each vote is incredibly powerful. For example, a Center for American Progress ...
Why School Board Elections Matter and What You Need to Know
WEBMar 15, 2023 · In addition to its comprehensive data on school board elections, Ballotpedia continues to expand its knowledge base and offers in-depth reports on the 2023 school board landscape, conflict issues and recall elections.
5 Reasons To Pay Attention to Local School Board Elections
WEB2 days ago · Yet school board elections are plagued by low voter turnout, 4 sometimes as low as 5 to 10 percent. 5 Uncontested seats and vacancies are also common: 6 A Ballotpedia study of more than 5,400 ...
Why school board elections matter and why you should vote
WEBOct 11, 2023 · Why do school board elections matter, and should you vote? Voting for school board members who share your values or perspective makes it more likely schools will run in a way that you...
Why school board elections are garnering national attention
WEBNov 8, 2023 · School board elections have become a new battleground in American politics, with typically nonpartisan races becoming increasingly polarized and garnering national attention.
Visualizing Voter Turnout in Local and School Board Elections
WEBLocal elections matter. In 2021–22, locally elected school boards made decisions about display of symbols, school safety, book banning, censoring teaching, mental health, federal COVID recovery funding, and how reading is taught, among others.
How school board decisions got so heated and why your vote …
WEBNov 3, 2023 · Before Election Day in Virginia, here’s how school boards became flashpoints, why your local election vote matters and how to research candidates.
School board elections in the US: What research shows
WEBMay 28, 2024 · To help journalists contextualize coverage of school board elections, we spotlight research on who votes in these elections, the role of teachers unions and how new board members can influence school segregation, funding and test scores.
Why School Board Elections Matter and What You Need to …
WEBMar 15, 2023 · 9,000 school districts across 35 states (69% of the nation's 13,500 public school districts, governed by 83,000 school board members) are holding regular school board elections in...
Voting For School Board Members Matters, Too
WEBOct 26, 2020 · League of Women Voters - Offers a nonpartisan voters guide with pertinent questions. Schoolboardpartners.org - View anti-racist resolutions passed by bold elected school board members, learn more about the fellowship for anti-racist elected board members, and the Collective Power Summit.
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