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Luis Carlos Ayala introduces himself to a resident as he campaigns for the Pasadena Unified school board.
—Eric Grigorian for Education Week

Districts Abandoning At-Large School Board Elections

A 2001 California law has spurred some school systems to pick board members by subdistricts to increase diversity. (February 25, 2013)

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08/01 04:27 pm | Arne Duncan Worries About Effect of Fla. State Chief's Resignation | In an interview with Education Week, the U.S. Secretary of Education said he "desperately" hopes the state can find a new chief who will "stay the course."

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The former president has promoted a robust set of policy ideas in the last few years using his Dallas-based think tank, the Bush Institute.
July 19, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
The president can boast of big action on education, though critics weigh in on both sides of the political aisle.
June 12, 2012 - Education Week
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has offered education proposals that include both market-driven, conservative initiatives and continuation of some ideas aligned with the Obama administration.
June 5, 2012 - Education Week
The race for a seat on Louisiana's board of education attracted the attention of education activists and politically connected individuals—and unleashed a torrent of spending.
May 21, 2012 - Education Week
New organizations are jousting with teacher groups for influence on policy issues.
May 21, 2012 - Education Week
President Barack Obama takes aim at an issue that resonates with a constituency likely to be important to his re-election campaign: college students struggling to pay off their student loans.
January 27, 2012 - Education Week
Lawmakers and governors may push ambitious initiatives in their 2012 sessions, though warily in an election year.
January 10, 2012 - Education Week
Republicans running for president agree there should be a smaller federal footprint in education, but differ widely in details and policy experience on the issue.
January 6, 2012 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
Denver's recent local school board election had national implications, and it also asked voters to consider the definition of education reform, writes Kayla McGannon.
November 14, 2011 - Education Week
The vote sends the state's GOP a clear message that it went too far in reining in the rights of teachers and other public employees.
November 10, 2011 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week

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