School boards, long locally focused and nonpartisan, get dragged into the national political culture wars
- Written by Kathleen Knight Abowitz, Professor of Educational Leadership, Miami University
The Ann Arbor Public Schools board discusses a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Jan. 17, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. AP Photo/Joey CappellettiIn more than 90% of U.S. public school districts, school board elections are nonpartisan and have been for centuries. But that long tradition may well be changing – and...