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School boards, long locally focused and nonpartisan, get dragged into the national political culture wars

  • Written by Kathleen Knight Abowitz, Professor of Educational Leadership, Miami University
imageThe Ann Arbor Public Schools board discusses a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Jan. 17, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. AP Photo/Joey Cappelletti

In more than 90% of U.S. public school districts, school board elections are nonpartisan and have been for centuries. But that long tradition may well be changing – and...

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