Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! In 2024 just about every school district in this nation will have a portion of their school board seats up for election, and teachers who have left the profession, especially retirees, can do their school district a world of good […]
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My Teaching Skills Put Me On the School Board
Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! It was nothing like what I thought it would be. Running for a seat on my local school board turned out to be more than just filing my candidacy, putting up a few yard signs, and waiting for the […]
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An Idaho teen who won his school board election has a message for educators
The Educator’s Room Interviews Shiva Rajbhandari Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! Less than a decade ago, the idea of students serving on school boards was the topic of debate in places like the Atlantic. Jacoba Urist, writing for the Atlantic in 2014, suggested that even […]