/tags/school-board school board en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:02:49 GMT /2025-02-25/bill-would-require-party-affiliation-on-ballots-for-local-state-school-board-candidates-in-ohio Local school board races and the State Board of Education are nonpartisan in Ohio, and party affiliations are not listed alongside the names of candidates. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:02:49 GMT /2025-02-25/bill-would-require-party-affiliation-on-ballots-for-local-state-school-board-candidates-in-ohio /news/2023-12-20/columbus-city-schools-hire-out-of-state-firm-to-assess-facilities-to-determine-improvements The board voted 6-1 to hire South Carolina project management firm Sightlines LLC over objections from the NAACP and the board's president calling for the district to hire a more local firm. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:06:25 GMT /news/2023-12-20/columbus-city-schools-hire-out-of-state-firm-to-assess-facilities-to-determine-improvements George Shillcock /politics-government/2023-11-08/moms-for-liberty-candidates-find-mixed-success-in-franklin-county-school-board-races Two Moms for Liberty-endorsed candidates in the South-Western City School District ran as a slate and won against two other candidates endorsed by the Franklin County Democratic Party. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:49:22 GMT /politics-government/2023-11-08/moms-for-liberty-candidates-find-mixed-success-in-franklin-county-school-board-races George Shillcock /2023-11-07/ohio-school-board-races-may-be-nonpartisan-but-theyre-far-from-apolitical School boards have become a battleground for the so-called 'culture wars.' Voters across the state will be shaping their communities' education landscape when they cast ballots today. Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:15:00 GMT /2023-11-07/ohio-school-board-races-may-be-nonpartisan-but-theyre-far-from-apolitical Clare Roth, Conor Morris, Ideastream Public Media /show/all-sides/2023-10-12/whos-running-to-sit-on-local-school-boards Candidates may be non-partisan on paper, but make no mistake, they’re practicing partisan politics at the most grassroots level. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2023-10-12/whos-running-to-sit-on-local-school-boards /2023-01-26/renacci-announces-pac-to-flip-school-boards-in-ohio-to-counter-woke-policy Former Ohio Republican Congressman Jim Renacci says the Save Our Schools Ohio PAC will help candidates raise funds and will use data to identify "dozens" of key local school board races. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:09:39 GMT /2023-01-26/renacci-announces-pac-to-flip-school-boards-in-ohio-to-counter-woke-policy Conor Morris /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-31/progressives-take-a-leaf-out-of-the-conservative-playbook-to-target-school-boards There has been a groundswell of conservative enthusiasm around school politics in the last few years. Progressives are hoping to have their own source of organization to counter that enthusiasm. Tue, 31 May 2022 09:01:26 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-31/progressives-take-a-leaf-out-of-the-conservative-playbook-to-target-school-boards Danielle Kurtzleben /npr-news/2022-03-24/a-school-board-has-the-right-to-censure-a-disruptive-member-the-supreme-court-rules The ruling came in the case of an elected trustee of the Houston Community College board who sued his fellow board members, charging that they violated his First Amendment right by censuring him Thu, 24 Mar 2022 22:26:04 GMT /npr-news/2022-03-24/a-school-board-has-the-right-to-censure-a-disruptive-member-the-supreme-court-rules Nina Totenberg /news/2022-02-21/central-ohio-school-boards-grapple-with-increased-public-participation-at-meetings Across the country, school board members have increasingly been confronted at meetings by parents and community members angry over everything from mask mandates to how the history of racism is taught in the classroom. Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:40:56 GMT /news/2022-02-21/central-ohio-school-boards-grapple-with-increased-public-participation-at-meetings Matthew Rand /news/2021-11-04/national-issues-failed-to-resonate-with-voters-in-many-ohio-school-board-races Outcomes from Tuesday's election show some money and message didn't sway voters in some high-profile contests Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:11:11 GMT /news/2021-11-04/national-issues-failed-to-resonate-with-voters-in-many-ohio-school-board-races Jo Ingles