The Associated Press reports:
Voters in some of the highest-profile school board elections across the U.S. rebuked conservative candidates in local school board elections who want to ban books and restrict classroom conversations on race and gender.
The American Federation of Teachers said candidates publicly endorsed by conservative groups such as Moms for Liberty and the 1776 Project lost about 70% of their races nationally in elections this week — a tally those groups dispute.
Tina Descovich [photo above], a Moms for Liberty founder, said Tuesday’s elections brought the number of its candidates who have won races in the past two years to 365.
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What happened in Wichita and JoCo is happening nationwide, the AP reports. Voters rebuked conservative candidates who want to ban books and restrict classroom conversations on race and gender. #ksed https://t.co/OF1RKOg15G
— Suzanne Perez (@SuzPerezICT) November 9, 2023
Across the US, voters rejected anti-public education candidates, making it clear that school vouchers, book bans, & attacks on LGBTQ students are unpopular. #TeamSOSAZ is working on electing pro-public ed candidates all over AZ in 2024 🍎🗳#Vote4PublicEdhttps://t.co/UnLRuEjwai
— Save Our Schools AZ (@arizona_sos) November 10, 2023