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Education on the 2020 Ballot

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Anti-LGBT Activist Loses Orleans Parish School Board Race to a Gay Educator; 4 Other NOLA Runoff Elections Settled

Beth Hawkins

How Black and Latino Youth Fueled Biden’s Win

Mark Keierleber

Democrats Achieve Long-Shot Supermajority in New York State Senate, Potentially Creating School Funding Boon

Zoë Kirsch

Alaska Legend Don Young Wins 25th Term in Congress, Announces He’s COVID-Positive

Kevin Mahnken

Trump Mulls Parting Shot on Private Schools, but Experts Dismiss Possible Executive Order as ‘More Bluster for the Base’

Linda Jacobson

Democrats Fall Short of Majority in Arizona Legislature

Kevin Mahnken

With Defeat of California’s ‘Split Roll’ Tax, Advocates Wonder How to Increase Educational Equity

Linda Jacobson

Incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis Victorious in NC After Democratic Challenger Concedes

Linda Jacobson

Makeup of Senate Means Biden Will Likely Lack Votes and ‘Big Buckets of Funding’ for Expansive Education Agenda

Linda Jacobson

Biden Wins Election, but with a Likely Divided Congress, One Ed Expert Warns, ‘There’s No Mandate Momentum Here’

Linda Jacobson

From School Board to the White House, Gwinnett County’s Vote Falls Under National Microscope

Linda Jacobson

Four New Members to D.C. State Board of Education Appear Set; Will be Advisors on School Reopenings to Student Literacy as Pandemic Continues

Taylor Swaak

Retired Band Teacher Makes History as Kansas’s First Transgender Legislator, Nation’s First Transgender Lawmaker of Indigenous Ancestry

Asher Lehrer-Small

After a Costly Campaign, Charter- and Union-Backed Candidates Each Win Seat on L.A. Unified School Board

Laura Fay

LA School Officials Cheer Passage of $7B Bond to Improve Facilities and Tech

Laura Fay

New Mexico Voters Approve $156M Bond for Higher Ed, Tribal Schools and Schools for the Visually and Hearing-Impaired

Zoë Kirsch

Maine Sen. Susan Collins Reelected, Bolstering Republican Fight to Retain Senate Control

Mark Keierleber

Arizona Teachers Took Their Case for Better Funding to Voters. A Tax on High Earners that Could Raise $1B Is Poised to Pass

Beth Hawkins

With Control of Senate Uncertain, Educators Look to Mitch McConnell, Who Calls Pandemic Relief Package ‘Job One’

Linda Jacobson

What We Know About the Youth Vote So Far: In 11 Key States, Early Data Suggest a Turnout Surge Among Young Americans

Mark Keierleber

Despite Major Push by Democrats, Texas House of Representatives, Always at Least a Little Purple, Stays Under Republican Control

Beth Hawkins

Retired Longtime Teacher and Principal Headed to Idaho State House After Strong GOP Victory

Asher Lehrer-Small

Oakland Votes to Let Teens Cast Ballots in School Board Races, SF Defeats Similar Measure to Lower Voting Age

Kevin Mahnken

Colorado Votes Yes on Raising Taxes on Smoking and Vaping to Fund Education

Zoë Kirsch

Republican Incumbent Elsie Arntzen Wins Second Term as Montana State Superintendent

Laura Fay

Just 2 NOLA School Board Members Win Seats; With 5 Races Going to December Runoff, Balance of Power Remains Unknown

Beth Hawkins

School Choice Proponent Truitt Wins Top North Carolina Schools Post, Vows Local Control in Pandemic Response

Mark Keierleber

Fourth-Generation Educator Wins Florida State House Seat in Democratic Landslide

Asher Lehrer-Small

PreK 4 SA, San Antonio’s Popular City-Run Pre-K Program, Wins Another 8 Years

Bekah McNeel

Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte Wins Montana Governor’s Race on Record of Supporting School Choice; Public Education Advocates Worry About Support for Private Schools

Taylor Swaak

Reykdal Reelected to Washington’s Top Schools Post After GOP Challenger Attacked His Support for Controversial Sex Ed Rules

Mark Keierleber

North Carolina Legislature Remains in Republican Hands, Divided Government to Continue

Kevin Mahnken

With Georgia’s Special Election Moving to a January Runoff, Control of U.S. Senate Could Be Unknown for Weeks

Beth Hawkins

Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox Wins Utah Governor’s Race, Calling for Boosted Education Funding in State with Lowest Per-Pupil Spending

Taylor Swaak

Washington State Sex Education Bill Passes With Strong Support

Zoë Kirsch

Florida Voters Choose to Amend State Constitution to Say ‘Only a Citizen’ Can Vote

Laura Fay

North Dakota State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler Sails to Third Term With 59 Percent of Vote

Patrick O’Donnell

Any Which Way You Fund It, Pre-K Scores Four Big Wins For 4-Year-Olds Across U.S.

Bekah McNeel

Show Me State Showing: Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Bests Democratic Challenger in Race Where School Reopenings Were Top Issue

Beth Hawkins

California Ban on Affirmative Action in College Admissions Likely to Stay in Place

Linda Jacobson

Former Educator Wins Seat in Kansas State Senate, Favors Local Control on Pandemic Issues Like Mask Mandates

Laura Fay

Progressive Black Lives Matter Activist Cori Bush Scores House Victory in Missouri

Mark Keierleber

Rhode Island Progressives Cheer the Defeat of Democratic House Speaker, Hoping It May Lead to More Education Funding

Asher Lehrer-Small

Cleveland Schools Tax Increase Winning Big Even in Pandemic Recession, Averting Massive Cuts

Patrick O’Donnell

Democrat Ricky Hurtado Unseats GOP Incumbent Stephen Ross in North Carolina State House Race

Zoë Kirsch

Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper Unseats GOP Incumbent to Win Seat in U.S. Senate

Laura Fay

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper Wins Second Term in North Carolina, but Hopes of ‘Trifecta’ Fade

Kevin Mahnken

Former NYC School Principal Jamaal Bowman, Running Unopposed, Elected to Congress After Surprise Primary Win

Kevin Mahnken

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice Wins Second Term After Two Teacher Strikes and Charter School Bill In First Four Years

Patrick O’Donnell

2020 Liveblog — Education on the Ballot: Rolling Updates, Results & Analysis From 50 Key Votes That Could Reshape Education Policy

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