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Mar 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 2023. In the districts with 2023 elections, approximately 24,100 school board seats are up for regular election in 2023.
May 28, 2024 · To help journalists cover school board elections, we’ve gathered and summarized six academic studies that look at how school board members are chosen and the impact they can have on school funding and student achievement.
Apr 12, 2017 · Local government elections often do not identify candidates by their party affiliation. According to the best estimates, between two-thirds and three-fourths of all U.S. localities use “nonpartisan” ballots. Most school board races are nonpartisan (with some notable exceptions in states like Pennsylvania, Louisiana, and Alabama).
- Evan Crawford
Oct 3, 2022 · Law in four states—Alabama, Connecticut, Louisiana, and, with some exceptions, Pennsylvania—automatically allow partisan school board board elections or party labels to appear on the ballot. These four states have a combined 878 school districts and 7,652 elected school board members.
Oct 27, 2022 · Teachers’ unions attempt to shape the composition of school boards in two basic ways. First, they endorse candidates who they believe will be responsive to their members’ interests. Second, they recruit sympathetic educators and union members to serve on school boards.
Feb 23, 2022 · Since the start of 2022, state lawmakers have introduced three bills that would either require or allow school board candidates to declare a partisan affiliation. The two House bills—HB 1182 and 1240—were introduced on Jan. 6, while the Senate bill—SB 0144—was introduced on Feb. 4.
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Ballotpedia covers school board elections in 475 school districts. This includes all school districts in the 100 largest cities by population and the 200 largest school districts by student enrollment. Ballotpedia also covers all school board recalls in the United States.
