Carlos Puente, shown here in a newspaper image with his daughter Lisa, was, in 1978, the first Latino elected to a Fort Worth ISD board seat in a…
Read more Election of 1st Latino to the FWISD board was decided by 5 votes and a judgeParents upset by the news that two elementary schools are likely to close at the end of the school year crammed into the Grapevine-Colleyville school board meeting Monday…
Read more Angry parents crowd GCISD board meeting over school closure recommendationsProgressive-backed candidates flipped three school board seats in a district near Houston, Texas, as Democrats flipped seats across the country Tuesday night. Mike Doyle, chair of the Harris…
Read more Democrat-backed candidates flip 3 Texas school board seatsFour years ago, political newcomer Timothy Simmons narrowly defeated incumbent John Ocheltree by 144 votes in the race for the Pastures District seat on the Augusta County School…
Read more Simmons, Ocheltree running once again for Pastures District seat on Augusta School BoardPolice officers will not be back inside Seattle schools for the start of the school year on Sept. 3rd, but the school board could vote this month to…
Read more Seattle Public Schools Board could vote on police on campusMonica Hunter is running to represent northeast Denver’s District 4 on the school board. Courtesy of Monica Hunter This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for…
Read more DPS mom and former teacher Monica Hunter running to represent northeast Denver on school boardOver the last few years, elections for public education officials have gone from overlooked and low-profile to heated and politicized affairs, a shift that’s due in large part…
Read more Far-Right Candidates Have A Target This Election — And It Could Reshape The Next GenerationThe Manassas City School Board is set to vote at its next meeting on a surplus property resolution related to the new Jennie Dean Elementary school. This article…
Read more Manassas City School Board to vote on surplus property resolution related to Jennie Dean elementary – WTOP NewsCHICAGO (WLS) — Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez spoke out for the first time Wednesday after all members of the Chicago Board of Education resigned and Mayor…
Read more Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez speaks out after school board shakeupCHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson announced six nominees to serve on the Chicago Board of Education Monday. All members of his previous hand-picked board resigned on Friday.…
Read more Mayor Johnson announces new interim Chicago Board of Education nomineesA Pennsylvania middle school is installing windows in its gender-inclusive restrooms that will allow teachers and students to look into the wash areas from the hallways. The far-right…
Read more Far-Right School Board Says It Is Installing Windows In Gender-Inclusive BathroomsLast September, the New Hanover County Board of Education in North Carolina voted 4-3 to remove “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You,” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi,…
Read more The Fight To Save A Swing-State School Board From Far-Right ExtremistsSome older Bay Area teenagers will have a chance to make their voices heard this election — albeit in limited fashion. While still barred from voting on higher-profile…
Read more Some California cities will allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote for school board this yearLet’s start with some common sense: Covering the Earth with plastic carpet is a terrible idea. And yet we continue to cover an ever-growing swath of our public…
Read more Opinion: What’s more environmentally irresponsible than a thirsty L.A. lawn? A fake plastic oneA former Stockton Unified School District board president was denied the opportunity to appear remotely at the board of trustees’s regular meeting on Tuesday, despite still being a…
Read more Embattled Stockton school board member denied participation in meeting, attorney saysAt HuffPost, we believe that everyone needs high-quality journalism, but we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for expensive news subscriptions. That is why we are…
Read more Missouri School Board Votes To Remove Black History ClassesWhile a Southern California school board met Tuesday to discuss declaring June as Pride Month, a brawl broke out among the hundreds of protesters assembled outside. The fight…
Read more Violence Erupts Outside California School Board Meeting Over Pride Month DeclarationCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) weighed in Saturday after three Southern California school board members managed to block an updated social studies curriculum from being formally approved because…
Read more Gavin Newsom Responds After School Board Blocks Classroom Material On Harvey MilkBUCKS COUNTY, Pa. ― It all started with COVID. When the coronavirus began spreading in the United States, the 23 schools in the Central Bucks School District were…
Read more What Happened When Far-Right Republicans Took Over A Pennsylvania School BoardPress Release – updated: Sep 10, 2020 WAKE COUNTY, N.C., September 10, 2020 (Newswire.com) – Among the school reopening choices outlined by Governor Roy Cooper and the North…
Read more Wake County Families to Safely Reopen Schools Calls for Immediate Action by the Wake County Board of Education
