Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: The politics of school board races, writ large
Why GOP culture warriors lost big in school board races this month
“Don’t assume that a blanket message on critical race theory or transgender issues is going to claim every district,” one GOP activist said.
While there’s no official overall tally of school board results in states that held an array of elections on April 4, two conservative national education groups did not dispute that their candidates posted a losing record. Liberals are now making the case that their winning bids for school board seats in Illinois and Wisconsin show they can beat back Republican attacks on divisive education issues.
There are other stories on this topic—see The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Washington Post. It’s an important fight we are engaged in, and one we can and need to win.