- Looks like someone’s been listening to Fordham’s Aaron Churchill, who has been advocating for including party labels for candidates on local school board ballots for many years, with lots of great analysis backing it up. Those opposing the idea choose another tack for their arguments: “This [party-less ballots] has been working since I don’t know when, maybe since the beginning of the state of Ohio. Why change it now?” I mean, who can argue with logic like that? (Gongwer Ohio, 9/11/23)
- Same energy in yesterday’s House Primary and Secondary Education Committee meeting, where the same proposal was debated with regard to the state board of education, including the prospect of party primaries for candidates for election to that august body. (Gongwer Ohio, 9/12/23)
- Teachers are still on strike and students are still experiencing remote learning in Youngstown today. But it seems like some movement occurred yesterday after a meeting of the elected school board produced a counterproposal the superintendent hopes is “digestible” by the rank and file. Of note: The contentious ADC language appears to have been stricken from the contract, but at something of a price. I suppose we’ll find out soon whether the proposal stayed down or came back up. Ew. Excuse me for a minute… (WFMJ-TV, Youngstown, 9/13/23)
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