Tag: School Boards
Minnesota Parents Alliance touts wins in key school board races
Despite going up against one of the most powerful political organizations in the state, Minnesota Parents Alliance-backed school board candidates still claimed key victories...
Democrat-allied school board PAC rolls out endorsements that mirror those of...
A new organization fronted by a group of DFL-allied political consultants has rolled out a string of endorsements for candidates in several of the...
Here’s what you need to know before Tuesday’s elections
Fact: most adults across Minnesota will not vote in their local elections on Tuesday, Nov. 7. But that doesn’t mean many of those contests...
Left-wing candidates seek to take control of Minnetonka School Board
In a high-stakes election with four seats up for grabs, a slate of progressive school board candidates are vying to take control of the...
Teachers union drops over $80K on school board races in final...
Education Minnesota, the state’s teachers union and one of the most powerful political players in Minnesota, has spent over $80,000 on supporting its endorsed...
Fall elections about getting public schools ‘back on track,’ parents group...
Campaign season is in full swing for school board elections this fall across Minnesota. The executive director of Minnesota Parents Alliance, Cristine Trooien, joined...
School boards can now circumvent voters in renewing property tax levies
“Land of 10,000 new laws” series
The phrase “this bill will be laid over for possible inclusion in an omnibus bill” was uttered many times...
Education leader: Parents can’t ‘unsee, unhear’ what’s going on in schools
Cristine Trooien doesn’t like politics. But she found herself advocating for parental rights in schools, and now she calls herself an “accidental activist.”
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Trooien runs...
Parent-backed school board candidates pick up nearly 50 seats
Despite the strong headwinds against conservative candidates locally and nationally, almost 50 Minnesota Parents Alliance-backed school board candidates claimed victory Tuesday night, the group...
Commentary: A last-minute, desperate attempt to protect the status quo in...
(Center of the American Experiment) — The status quo is getting nervous in the Orono school board race. Several former school board members sent...