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Election 2020: A Note to Our Readers

By The Editors — November 04, 2020 1 min read
Voters deliver their ballot to a polling station, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Tempe, Ariz.
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As of EdWeek Update’s deadline early Wednesday, the outcome of the 2020 presidential election remained undetermined. Edweek.org and Politics K-12 will provide updated results based on the Associated Press’s official call as they become available, along with reaction and analysis.

For insight on how a working educator can use this historic turn of events as a teaching opportunity, read this opinion essay by Chris Dier, the 2020 Louisiana Teacher of the Year and a U.S. history teacher.

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