Minnesota voters elect dozens of achievement-focused school board candidates

Minnesotans elected 80 achievement-focused candidates to 47 school boards across the state on Tuesday, reports the Minnesota Parents Alliance (MPA).

School boards in over 13 districts, including Elk River, Lakeville, Forest Lake, and Prior Lake, have new majorities “that are committed to putting students first,” continues MPA.

According to MPA, the organization’s parent-recommended voter guide independently evaluated school board candidates’ commitment to shared priorities — including achievement, accountability, excellence, equality, merit, partnership, safety, and transparency. Candidates’ profiles in the voter guide have been updated to reflect the newly elected winners and the districts they represent.

“These incredible wins build on two years of MPA’s work equipping and supporting parents and community members to run, win, and serve at the local level,” writes MPA.

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Read here and here and here about eyebrow-raising behavior from teachers’ unions, their supporters, and even school districts themselves leading up to election day.