By Stef W. Kight, AXIOS
“The debate over coronavirus precautions and school reopening has fueled a surge of new candidates for school boards across the country.
Why it matters: What was traditionally a nonpartisan, hyper-local role is now at center of a swirling national political debate. Conservative and progressive parents have clashed over when and how to reopen classrooms — and it’s pushed some of them to run for office themselves.”
