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After Avalanche of Mail-In and Provisional Ballots Swings Close Race, State Assemblyman Tony Thurmond to Become California’s Next State Superintendent

After Closely Watched Campaigns, Teachers Notch Wins and Losses — but for Some, the Fight Isn’t Over Yet

At the State Level, Democrats Had a Good Election Night — but Not a Great One. Did #Red4Ed Fizzle?

Crusey & Nikkila: Winners in Tuesday’s Election Give Hope That the Pursuit of Equity and Excellence in Education Can Still Succeed

Rotherham: 5 Ways the Midterm Elections Will Have Major Implications for Education Reform

EDlection2018: House’s Longest-Serving Member Holds Off Challenge From Education Activist

EDlection2018: With Democratic Wins in Statehouse, Colorado Becomes Another Blue Trifecta

EDlection2018: The Happiest Republicans in the Country — From the Governor’s Mansion to Statehouse — Are in Florida

EDlection2018: Behind Lamont, Connecticut Dems Make Midterm Legislative Gains

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EDlection2018: Colorado Voters Reject Ballot Measure That Would Have Raised Taxes to Fund Schools

EDlection2018: Abrams Waits on Uncounted Ballots in Georgia Governor’s Race

EDlection2018: Democrat Wins Tight Governor’s Race in Connecticut, Turns to State’s Tough Finances

EDlection2018: Newark Voters Decide on Elected, Not Appointed, Board to Oversee Schools Now Returned to Local Control

EDlection2018: Nevada Democrats Win State Senate, Have Universal Control of State Government to Change Landmark 2015 GOP Reforms

EDlection2018: Michelle Lujan Grisham Will Be New Mexico’s Next Governor, Promises a Rollback of Her Predecessor’s Education Reforms

EDlection2018: In Wisconsin, Walker Loses Bid for Third Term, Despite Self-Branding as ‘Education Governor’

EDlection2018: Janet Mills Will Be Maine’s First Female Governor

EDlection2018: Republican Mike DeWine Weathers ECOT Closure, Extends GOP’s Grip on Ohio Statehouse

EDlection2018: Sisolak Elected Nevada’s First Democratic Governor in 2 Decades, With Plan to Bolster Education Spending

EDlection2018: Kristi Noem Becomes South Dakota’s First Female Governor on Promise to Reward ‘Rockstar Teachers’

EDlection 2018: Republican Kim Reynolds Becomes Iowa’s First Female Elected Governor, After Term Addressing Mental Health, STEM

EDlection 2018: Washington State Legislature Increases Blue Majority, Dems Hope to Pass Capital Gains Taxes for Education

EDlection 2018: Utah Voters Reject Gasoline Tax Intended to Increase Ed Spending

EDlection2018: Republicans Keep Control of U.S. Senate, Setting Countdown Clock on Alexander’s Chairmanship

EDlection2018: Democrat Gretchen Whitmer Is Elected Governor in Michigan, Opening the Door to Possible Charter Sector Reforms

EDlection2018: Minnesota’s Governor-Elect Tim Walz, a Former Teacher, Campaigned on the Most Traditional of Democratic Education Platforms

EDlection2018: Oregon Voters Keep Sanctuary State Status

EDlection2018: New Mexico Voters Approve Bonds to Buy School Buses and Improve Schools and Libraries

EDlection2018: Republican Hawley Defeats Democrat McCaskill for Missouri Senate Seat as Dems’ Margin in Chamber Shrinks

EDlection2018: Gavin Newsom Easily Wins Governor’s Race in California, Which He Vows to Make ‘a State of Results and of Refuge’

EDlection2018: DeSantis Squeezes by Gillum to Win Florida Governor’s Race, Will Work to Expand School Choice and Ensure More Spending Gets to Classrooms

EDlection2018: Wyoming Elects Republican Gordon as Governor as State Focuses on Education Funding

EDlection2018: Jared Polis Becomes CO Governor as Democrats Flip Control of State Senate. Will Unified Control Change Face of State’s Ed Reforms?

EDlection2018: Vowing to Arm Teachers and Fund Private School Vouchers, Ted Cruz Squeaks Past Beto O’Rourke to Hold On to Texas Senate Seat

EDlection2018: Massachusetts Voters Affirm Anti-discrimination Law in Ballot Referendum, a Victory for Transgender Students

EDlection2018: South Carolina Voters Reject Proposal to Allow Governor to Appoint State Schools Chief

EDlection 2018: Republican Gov. Doug Ducey Wins Re-election in AZ After Promising Teacher Raises

EDlection2018: Republican South Carolina Gov. McMaster Wins, Looks to Increase Police in Schools, Expand Charter Schools

EDlection2018: Wisconsin Re-elects Tammy Baldwin, Democratic Member of HELP Committee, to Senate

EDlection2018: Democrat Laura Kelly Projected to Win Kansas Governor Race, With Promise to Fully Fund Schools

EDlection 2018: Indiana Hands Republican Challenger Braun Senate Victory Over Incumbent Donnelly, Implications for Undocumented Students

EDlection2018: Cuomo Wins Third Term as New York Governor, Will Face Unrest Over School Funding Inequities and Segregation

EDlection2018: Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo Re-elected on a Post-Parkland School Safety Platform

EDlection 2018: Maryland Incumbent Gov. Larry Hogan Projected Winner, Will Help Lead State’s New Direction in Education

EDlection2018: Pritzker Wins Illinois Governor’s Race, Will Face Chronic School Funding Inequities

EDlection2018: Republican Lee Wins TN Governor’s Race, Will Oversee State’s Ed Reform Legacy

EDlection2018: Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf Re-elected in PA After Touting Increased Ed Spending, Strong Backing by Teachers Union

A 2018 EDlection Cheat Sheet: Recapping the 70 Candidates, Races & Winners That Matter Most for American Education Policy

Midterm Exam: 12 Teacher Candidates Reflect on the Campaign Trail — and Why They’re Running

Countdown to EDlection2018: As Midterms Approach, Here’s What the Latest Polls Show in 16 Key Races With Big Stakes for Schools

October Education Surprise: New Front-runner in MN Attorney General Race Is Lawyer Who Sued Schools Over Transgender Bathrooms

School Safety Tops Young People’s List of Election Concerns. But Will It Lead Them to Vote?

Fate of Nevada’s Landmark Ed Reforms Could Hinge on Outcome of Four State Senate Races

Unleashing the Youth Vote: Meet Power California’s Luis Sánchez, Who Hopes to Bring 200,000 New Young Voters to the Polls

California’s Campaign for State Superintendent Costs More Than Most Senate Races. Here’s Why

From ESA Expansion to School Safety Bonds: The 12 Education Ballot Questions Voters Will Consider on Nov. 6

South Carolina Voters Will Soon Elect State K-12 Chief — and Decide If They Should Never Do It Again

Riding a Blue Wave, Democrats Are Poised to Win the Michigan Governor’s Race — and Deal a Blow to DeVos’s Education Legacy

Even as New California Poll Reveals Parents of Color See Schools as Top Election Priority, State’s Only Gubernatorial Debate Mostly Ignores Education

As Tennessee Voters Prepare to Elect New Governor, a ‘Pivotal Moment’ for State’s Bipartisan Reforms on School Standards, Teacher Quality, Turnarounds

Threading the Needle on School Reform in TX Senate Race

With Both Parties Vying for Complete Control of Connecticut’s Statehouse and Governor’s Mansion, the Midterms Could Shape State’s Education Priorities for Years

Election Preview: Kansas’s Supreme Court Wants the State’s Schools Fully Funded, but the Two Candidates Vying for Governor Have Very Different Ideas About That

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Handily Defeats Cynthia Nixon in Primary That Saw Other Progressive Democrats Surge, Could Impact Charter Support in State Senate

WI Senator and Senate Education Committee Member Tammy Baldwin in Increasingly Tight Race Targeted by Republicans

#EDlection2018: In Connecticut Primaries, Acclaimed Teacher Jahana Hayes Handily Wins Democratic Nomination for Congress

Troubled Student, Teen Mom, Teacher of the Year: Is Connecticut Congressional Candidate Jahana Hayes the New Face of the Democratic Party?

An EDlection Showdown in Maryland: Could a ‘Blue Wave’ Unseat America’s Second-Most Popular Governor — and Reshape the State’s Education Priorities?

Colorado Republicans Hold a One-Seat Majority in the State Senate. These Two Democrats Could Flip the Chamber — and Jump-Start State Education Reform

Congress’s New Education Priorities If Democrats Win the House? Teacher Pay, the Higher Ed Bill, Oversight of DeVos & More

Scott Walker Crushed Wisconsin’s Teachers Union. Can He Win a Third Term Against Its Superintendent of Schools?

Arizona Has Long Been a Testing Ground for Education Reformers. Now Teachers Could Lead an Election-Year Backlash Against Republicans

Reform-Aligned Jared Polis Wins Democratic Primary for Colorado Governor, Beating Union-Backed Candidate in Race That Focused on Education

‘We Just Haven’t Seen a Race Like This’: How Education — and Differing Visions of School Reform — Has Become a Key Issue for Democrats in Colorado’s Governor Primary

From the Schoolhouse to the Statehouse: These 7 Teachers Are Running for Office to Say ‘No More’ to Slashed Education Funding

Packed Oklahoma Gubernatorial Race Fueled by Political Turmoil of Teacher Walkouts, Diverging Views on Education Priorities

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