Author: Samuel Wonacott

  • Wisconsin becomes the 21st state to adopt a K-12 cellphone ban in 2025

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    On Oct. 31, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed Assembly Bill 2 requiring school boards to adopt policies to prohibit cellphone use during instructional time.  The Wisconsin Assembly passed the bill 53-45 on Feb. 19 with mostly Republican support. Fifty-three Republicans voted in favor. One Republican and 44 Democrats voted against it. On Oct. 14,…

  • Where New Jersey gubernatorial candidates stand on K-12 education

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    New Jersey is one of two states holding gubernatorial elections this November, along with Virginia. In both states, the incumbents are term-limited, and both elections made our list of the top 10 November races to watch. Here’s a look at where the candidates in New Jersey stand on issues related to K-12 education. Mikie Sherrill…

  • Where Virginia gubernatorial candidates stand on K-12 education

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    Virginia is one of two states holding gubernatorial elections this November, along with New Jersey. In both states, the incumbents are term-limited, and both elections made our list of the top 10 November races to watch. Here's a look at where the candidates in Virginia stand on issues related to K-12 education. Who are the…

  • School board incumbents won by larger margins in 2024 than in their previous races

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    How did school board incumbents fare in 2024 compared to their last elections?  Ballotpedia’s core school board election coverage includes the 200 largest school districts by student enrollment and the school districts that overlap the 100 largest cities by population. In 2024, we covered 1,058 seats up for election that fell within our core coverage…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #176

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving  school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.  In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over Illinois’ universal mental health screening requirement in schools In…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #175

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving  school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.  In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over ending school vaccine mandates In this section, we curate…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #158

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    Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving  school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.  In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over Donald Trump’s (R) executive order on artificial intelligence (AI)…

  • Shelley Berkley defeats Victoria Seaman for Las Vegas mayor

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    Shelley Berkley defeated Victoria Seaman in the general election for mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada, on Nov. 5, 2024. Berkley and Seaman were the top-two vote-getters in the June 11, 2024, primary, and both advanced to the general election because neither won a majority of the votes. Incumbent Carolyn Goodman, who was first elected in…

  • Election results round three

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    Welcome to the Friday, November 8, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Good morning! Election results from Tuesday continue to come in, and we’re here to provide you another update. ICYMI, click here to read Thursday’s Brew for updates on presidential pivot counties, trifectas and triplexes, state executives, mayors, and more. We’ll continue Monday and all next…

  • Chicago to hold first ever elections for Chicago Public Schools school board on Nov. 5, 2024

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    Thirty-five candidates are running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for 10 seats on the Chicago Public Schools school board (CPS) in Illinois. This is the first year Chicago residents will vote for board members to oversee CPS. Since 1995, Chicago's mayor has appointed all seven board members. In 2021, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D)…