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Of the 53 union-endorsed candidates, 85% won the seats they competed for, according to union president Denise Specht.
Minnesota voters on Tuesday approved the majority of funding questions from school districts. Union-endorsed candidates took significant school board wins. Here’s a look at what happened.
Campaign money and endorsements are increasingly targeted toward school board candidates willing to fight partisan battles, make promises or pass ideological tests. Those who can’t pass the test or won’t play the game risk not getting elected.
It’s an off-year for Minnesota school board races, with 29 districts holding regularly scheduled school board elections and 16 holding special elections to fill empty positions. But the competition for those approximately 100 open seats has been fierce.
School board elections are the most local of elections, but recent developments suggest outside influences now play a role in determining how and what local students are taught.