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More than masks and critical race theory – 3 tasks you should be prepared to do before you run for school board

  • Written by Casey D. Cobb, Neag Professor of Educational Policy, University of Connecticut
imageSchool board elections are increasingly contested. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

When people run for school board these days, they often are motivated to campaign on a controverisial topic. That’s according to Ballotpedia, a nonprofit that tracks political elections in the U.S.

In an analysis of school board elections in 463 school districts in...

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