Bailey Lashells News Today

Unlike in other South Florida school districts, incumbents on the Palm Beach County School Board successfully fended off challengers from "parental rights" activists this election cycle.

Many of the challengers in the Palm Beach County School Board race voiced concerns about issues such as mask mandates, critical race theory and LGBTQ issues.

More than a dozen school board seats are up for grabs across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast on Tuesday. These races are becoming more heated and more political than ever before.

Endorsements: Palm Beach Post endorses incumbents Karen Brill for school board in District 3 and Erica Whitfield in District 4.

We start our Election Spotlight series with the race for School Board District 3, where incumbent Karen Brill faces three challengers. Hear from all of the candidates right here.

Karen Brill has served on the Palm Beach County School Board for more than a decade. Three candidates are hoping to take her place.

Fourteen candidates -- three incumbents and 11 who would be new to the board-- are running this year in four districts.

When DeSantis sides with parents over schools, writes columnist Randy Schultz, he seems less interested in the parents doing the quiet, hard work of raising good kids, and more interested in publicity hounds who just set up a GoFundMe account.

Unceasing vitriol from parents and Republicans legislators is driving out school board members and teachers, writes columnist Randy Schultz.

An official from Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, has sent an email to principals explaining how to go about obtaining a warrant should a student refuse to mask in a step-by-step email.