Teachers unions gave huge sums of seed money to Jeffco recall, new records show
National and local teachers unions provided more than $265,000 to a nonprofit group that served as a catalyst to recall three conservative school board members in Jefferson County. That is according to...
View ArticleBid to cap school board campaign contributions fails; bill requiring more...
A bill that would have limited contributions in school board campaigns suffered a crushing defeat late Monday in a House committee. But a second measure that would require more frequent financial...
View ArticleColorado’s record number of school bond measures raking in donations from...
Almost $2 million has poured into campaigns working to pass Colorado’s 10 largest school bond requests from a range of interests that could benefit, a Chalkbeat review has found. The donations are...
View ArticleWe sorted through Detroit's 63 school board candidates so you don't have to
Detroit’s school board race is crucial: Voters are choosing the first empowered board in decades, as the district struggles to leave behind the academic and financial turmoil of recent years. It’s also...
View ArticleTrump’s nominee for ed chief already has influenced Tennessee's voucher debate
While many Tennesseans are still unfamiliar with President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to oversee the nation’s schools, Michigan billionaire Betsy DeVos already has quietly influenced the state’s...
View ArticleIn Denver school board races, incumbents outpacing challengers in campaign...
Donations to Denver school board candidates as of Oct. 12 Barbara O’Brien, At-Large: $101,291 Angela Cobián, District 2: $94,152 Mike Johnson, District 3: $81,855 Rachele Espiritu, District 4: $73,847...
View ArticleFinal Denver school board campaign finance reports show who brought in the...
Final campaign finance reports for this year’s hard-fought Denver school board elections are in, and they show a surge of late contributions to Angela Cobián, who was elected to represent southwest...
View ArticleGroup that supported Douglas County anti-voucher candidates fined in campaign...
A political committee that supported a slate of anti-voucher candidates in the Douglas County school board race has been ordered to pay a $1,900 fine related to campaign finance violations. Back in the...
View ArticleHere’s who is giving money to Memphis school board candidates — and not all...
For the first time in four years, one school board candidate has attracted campaign money from groups outside the state interested in seeing changes in the way Memphis schools are run. Kori Hamner, a...
View ArticleHere’s what $30K in campaign contributions say about the candidates to...
One school board candidate is a college student running a largely self-funded campaign. Another has amassed financial support from Detroit education heavyweights. And an incumbent has stepped up her...
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