Author: Samuel Wonacott
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #103
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over four-day school weeks In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the…
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Wisconsin REINS Act at center of state regulatory impasse
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Welcome to the Friday, March 22, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Wisconsin REINS Act at center of state regulatory impasse A back-and-forth between Wisconsin officials over how to address groundwater contamination in the state gets at the heart of debates over the administrative state—how much…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #102
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over Indiana’s Eyes on Education portal In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary…
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What’s on the ballot next week in Illinois
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By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Clarification: In the March 13 Brew, we wrote that the Alaska Repeal Top-Four Ranked-Choice Voting Initiative was certified for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot. We should have said the initiative qualified for the ballot. While the initiative will appear…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #101
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over sex education curriculum In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on the…
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46% of the elections Ballotpedia covered in February were uncontested
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Welcome to the Friday, March 8, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Forty-six percent of the elections Ballotpedia covered in February were uncontested As part of Ballotpedia’s growing coverage of the nation’s local elections (with a goal of eventually covering all of them), we will be…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #100
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over reading instruction in California In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #99
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. In today’s edition, you’ll find: Reply to this email to share reactions or story ideas! On the issues: The debate over open enrollment in Missouri In this section, we curate reporting, analysis, and commentary on…
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2,000+ election-related bills so far in 2024
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Welcome to the Friday, February 23, Brew. By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Eight states have adopted 14 election-related laws this year Every year, state legislators introduce thousands of bills that affect the most basic functions of our civic life. From how we register to vote, when…
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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #98
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Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. A note to readers: I’ll be in Dallas this weekend for the Consortium of State School Boards Associations’ (COSSBA) annual conference. If you’re attending the conference and would like to connect, reply to this email…