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Madison voters had little interest in a protest candidate for school board.

Madison Metropolitan School Board President Ali Muldrow will hold on to her seat on the board despite a write-in campaign hoping to unseat her.

The Madison school board elections in April include one competitive race, an incumbent seeking a second term, and a familiar face running for an open seat.

The Madison school board elections in April include one competitive race, an incumbent seeking a second term, and a familiar face running for an open seat.

Like many school districts, Madison is facing a staffing shortage and struggling to keep in-person classes going during the pandemic. But critics say years of district leadership not supporting teachers has turned a short-term problem into a full-blo

Voters can expect to see only a few contested races on their ballots this spring.

MADISON, Wis. – A Madison school board candidate who described herself as “trans-a-phobic” last week has dropped out of the race. Mary Jo Walters announced she would withdraw her campaign for Seat 3 in a Facebook post Friday. “I am opting out of the run for many personal reasons,” Walters said. “I’d like to thank all that engaged in these...

A Madison school board candidate who described herself as "trans-a-phobic" last week has dropped out of the race.

There will be plenty of familiar names on the ballot in the greater Fitchburg area in the April 2022 election.

 After seeing the social media outrage over the weekend, a trans, nonbinary teaching artist in Madison has stepped up to run against Walters.